I think it's about the risk of judging your own music, or of listening to those who make their living by criticizing others (i.e. professional critics).
Whenever I record a track, I usually hate it for about a year after I record it, then love it for a few months, then can get some kind of reasonable judgement on it. And I know that every performance, what I hear is mostly the flaws, just like Mr. Tanner. It's difficult to believe that there's actually signal beyond the noise when only the noise jumps out at you.. but it's important not to let these things stand in the way of continuing towards something that will make you happy. Mr. Tanner goes home to Dayton, and he never sings again.. even though singing 'made him feel so happy, and it made him feel so good' - because of his own perceptions of his inability ('he only heard the flaws') and the opinions of some critics who are criticizing his first attempts as a professional musician ('full time consideration of another endevor might be in order..')
I will also say that music is far too important to be left to the professionals.
I think it's about the risk of judging your own music, or of listening to those who make their living by criticizing others (i.e. professional critics).
Whenever I record a track, I usually hate it for about a year after I record it, then love it for a few months, then can get some kind of reasonable judgement on it. And I know that every performance, what I hear is mostly the flaws, just like Mr. Tanner. It's difficult to believe that there's actually signal beyond the noise when only the noise jumps out at you.. but it's important not to let these things stand in the way of continuing towards something that will make you happy. Mr. Tanner goes home to Dayton, and he never sings again.. even though singing 'made him feel so happy, and it made him feel so good' - because of his own perceptions of his inability ('he only heard the flaws') and the opinions of some critics who are criticizing his first attempts as a professional musician ('full time consideration of another endevor might be in order..')
I will also say that music is far too important to be left to the professionals.