Sometimes I feel like the luckiest man in the world
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 6:13 am
I'm sure sleep deprivation at the rally contributed to my overwhelming emotions but as I sat there at the rally I kept feeling like I should pinch myself to see if all the wonderful things that have happened for me are real or just a dream.
I was just a kid with a guitar who liked to make up songs from the age of about 16. You know--- girlfriend dumped me... a song.... I hate myself... a song... Unrequited love with the girl across the street... a song... You've all probably been there.
I started getting pro demos done when I was.... 45. Mid-life crisis. I didn't even know what a hook was.
Now, it's a decade later in 2010 and I'm sitting at the Taxi Road Rally surrounded by all these incredibly talented and generous people, many of whom are very successful film/TV composers... They are like family... No, they ARE family... I've heard my music on eight TV shows. Just signed a deal through Taxi... I pinch myself. I'm just a kid with a guitar.
A long time ago someone started a thread about defining success. My total royalties to date are a few hundred dollars. But from my perspective I am a success. I know all of you. I've come farther than I ever would have imagined and am just getting started.
As Anne said, "You are never too old to rock 'n roll"... Taxi proves that every day.
I pinch myself.
Casey
Just a kid with a guitar
I was just a kid with a guitar who liked to make up songs from the age of about 16. You know--- girlfriend dumped me... a song.... I hate myself... a song... Unrequited love with the girl across the street... a song... You've all probably been there.
I started getting pro demos done when I was.... 45. Mid-life crisis. I didn't even know what a hook was.
Now, it's a decade later in 2010 and I'm sitting at the Taxi Road Rally surrounded by all these incredibly talented and generous people, many of whom are very successful film/TV composers... They are like family... No, they ARE family... I've heard my music on eight TV shows. Just signed a deal through Taxi... I pinch myself. I'm just a kid with a guitar.
A long time ago someone started a thread about defining success. My total royalties to date are a few hundred dollars. But from my perspective I am a success. I know all of you. I've come farther than I ever would have imagined and am just getting started.
As Anne said, "You are never too old to rock 'n roll"... Taxi proves that every day.
I pinch myself.
CaseyJust a kid with a guitar