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Seeing how musicians get treated sometimes with low respect in society can be so funny most of the time.
We are in a country where most people love good music but find it really hard to appreciate, treat, and place more value on the brain behind the box (talking about the musicians).
You'd see lots of musicians out there who pay lots of sacrifice to sound very well and be extremely skilled at what they do,but the rate at which they are appreciated for their good works can be so funny and heartbreaking at the same time (be it gospel or circular musicians). But it's mostly gospel musicians.
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In fact, it's more common in the church, whereas you'd see a musician,be it a drummer, bassist, pianist, etc., being treated with so much disrespect via the church pastor, MD, and co., which isn't supposed to be.
If you literally know what some of them go through to be that good, skilled, and also to produce the good music most of you listen to and vibe to, you'd treat them with more respect and value.
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Music itself can be tiring and discouraging in the making or process of becoming a better version of yourself in the music industry.
But then you'd see some of these people strive badly,despite all of these challenges, to be good and skilled to the core and also deliver well and to the standard of music you want. Then, at the end of everything, you'd still want to offer some of them less than you're supposed to???.
Some of these people have no other job aside from this music thing to either feed their families,cater for their personal needs,etc.
But some of them still don't get paid and are being told on several occasions that it's the Lord's work.
It's the Lord's work, yes, fine and good. How then do you expect some of them to cater for their needs, while most of you are fully aware that most of these people depend on the little funds they get from the little gigs they see (Day In, Day Out)?
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You can't just expect them to go into a supermarket or store to get what they're in need of, and then you'd tell them you're a musician, and for that, they should pardon you to get what you're getting for free. It doesn't work that way.
Inrespective of whether they're being paid or not,I just feel the respect should be there; at least show them you care about them and make them feel less of being used; show them genuine love; and ask about how some of them survive through the week by checking up on them and all.
It shouldn't be a situation where you only call them when their services are needed, and afterwards you make them feel neglected and left alone till you need them again.
It's sincerely not fair or makes any sense that way. Sincerely, is it about the time???, energy, and strength most of these people put into making successful music and making people smile and forget about all the worries they have at that particular point in time???.
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I just feel most of these young people should be validated and paid for their good services, to give them more reasons to do more of what they're doing, and to keep their passion going.
MORAL LESSON OF THE DAY TO MUSICIANS OUT THERE.
1. Stay where you're valued and wanted,and most especially where you grow musically.
2. Try to build yourself on a daily basis by endeavoring to learn a new skill and also adding more value to your playing to be extremely sound.
3. And lastly,learn to place yourself on a table of great worth. You shouldn't be someone who is too desperate to play, not thinking of the insult or disrespect that might come after it; you should place more value and high self-esteem on yourself so you won't be taken for granted and be worthless in the music industry.
So I just hope we get to place more value on ourselves and also shouldn't depend on music alone too.
Try to do other things outside of music that help bring in income too, just to avoid being stranded at some point in time.
By doing that yourself, you'd get to earn more respect from people and give them the impression that, with or without music funds,you can still do better in life. Then it would be well known to them that it's something you do out of love and passion for it, not something your life depends on.
This would literally save you from lots of urgently needed needs and also save you from doing something out of no choice.
You don't just expect gigs to come to you here and there. because there are also ups and downs in the music industry too.
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You're not the only one who's into this alone; there are so many musicians out there who also depend on music funds.
So I just feel that not depending on music alone would save you a lot of stress and make you less dependent on gig funds.
When it comes out fine and good, and if it doesn't,it doesn't affect you in any way. rather, you'd still be doing well. It would really save you from taking gigs that aren't up to your standards.
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