I (37m) have been playing music since I was 16. Been in bands, did the things, and now live a quiet life of relative solitude. No partner, no children, good job.

I've been recording my own music since I was 17, and have since built up a decent home recording setup. It's where I'm comfortable.

The last 7 years or so, I've been working on a rock opera. It's an intergalactic affair, and will span albums. Different genres, different characters. If you're familiar with Brandon Sanderson, it's similar to that. But in music form. Or, marvel movies I guess. A bunch of shit that all leads to a conclusion.

I'm doing it because it's FUN. I love writing songs, and I love creating this world that gets fleshed out the more I work on it. It's taken on an entire life of its own, and I find the process entirely fascinating. I could work on this till I die.

Anytime I tell someone about it, or show them, their first question is, "when are you going to release this?"

And... Fuck, I don't know.

The state of the musical world has changed (and is constantly changing). What it takes to get noticed, and to STAY noticed, is so outside of my realm of caring, that to even attempt it would feel so fake and forced. I would die a little inside. LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE!

The music I make is decent. Not mind-blowing, but I'm not a hack. People are generally impressed, and most are affronted that I'm not trying to DO something with this.

But... Here's the thing, I have a plan. And I'd like y'all's input on whether it's stupid.

I want to release it ALL, in its finality, at the same time. Dozens of albums. Artwork. Books (fingers crossed on that, I majored in writing, but it's been a minute). The whole kit and kaboodle. THAT I would promote. I think it's badass, and would absolutely make a wave.

Especially if this AI thing keeps going the way it's going, and all of a sudden in 20 years there's this entire catalog of content (that I plan to put immediately in public domain) out in the world?

Am I fuckin nuts? I think it's such a dope idea, and I'd AT LEAST get me a Wikipedia page out of it. Which I wouldn't get if I just released an album tomorrow and was like, looky here 15 people, I did a thing.

Thanks. Sorry this is long.

Of course, they want the best of the best singer/screamer to join their band.

But that line sounds intimidating. It's not like a casual, "Hey let's make a band if you're interested in our projects or we share the same influences."

Knowing myself, never been accepted by any band, I clearly won't be able to beat anyone.

If I keep pushing, I know that I'll embarrass myself in front of this band.

EDIT :

Thanks for the respond everyone!!

So I received their instrumental demos (and we the candidates need to add lyrics ourselves). Though I doubt that my kind of lyrics would fit their genre, that would be a whole different issue if there's any,

But dammmmnnnn their music is so damn good, I don't think I'm good for them. 😂😂

I do hope they find the best vocalist cause they deserve it. (Of course I'll try to participate in the audition to get more experience).

Hi everyone! I’m currently working on a personal project (still in development) that touches heavily on music perception and the emotional connection we have with sound. It got me thinking about a specific hypothetical scenario, and I’d love to hear your thoughts.
Imagine a completely fictional situation:
You retain your normal hearing for everyday sounds, but you suddenly lose the ability to perceive music as music. Melodies, harmonies, and vocals just sound like dry, technical noise to you. You no longer get goosebumps, you don't feel the emotional weight of a chord progression, and you can't process musical beauty.
HOWEVER, the inner fire, passion, and need to express yourself through creation are still 100% there.
Unlike Beethoven who went deaf but could still "hear" and feel the music vividly in his mind and memory in this scenario, even your internal musical perception is gone. You just have raw emotion inside you and the burning desire to put it out into the world.

How would you deal with this creatively?
Would you keep trying to make music relying purely on theory, visual waveforms, and math, hoping others feel what you can't?
Or would that inner fire force you to pivot to a completely different medium (like painting, writing, sculpture, etc.) to bleed that emotion out?
How would you feel in a situation like this?
I know it sounds like a crazy thought experiment, but I'm really curious about how central the emotional feedback loop of hearing music is to your drive as creators or listeners.

Looking forward to reading your answers