bloatedsack wrote:casecandy wrote:Is this... being 30?
More being a parent. I had mine at 32 and slowed down significantly then, too. Got more to think about, worry about, and do than you used to.
This is so real, and just life phases in general. Problem is that with kids/responsibilities it is really hard to work through phases in a manner similar to before kids because the amount of time left for self is so limited. Like I've been working on the same pile of songs for a year and a half, but only get to spend more than about half an hour on them every week or so? Never enough time to make headway before something more urgent requires attention. I think I need to just take a weekend off from work during this summer break from college and bang out a little EP.
Not meaning to take away from your life situation. I'm sorry you're going through the loss in your family. That's hard stuff.
Music is just a part of life. Sometimes it is a big part, sometimes a little. Right now the biggest parts are family related I'm sure, coming from someone with a three year old and a six month old, and a wife who deserves some support and friendship and junk like that. It's all about balance, allowing music to be what you want and need, not trying to make it into something ill-fitting for your present life.