Do people in your life care that you write songs? (via Reddit)

[Oldrottenhead]

I do it for myself, if anyone else gets it, that's a bonus. Occasionally the good lady will listen to something or other but very rarely. that said the encouragement a feedback i have had here over the years have kept me at it. I'm still looking for that lost chord.

[StephenM]

In answering your question:  Hell no!  I stopped telling people long ago.

  John B

I tell them, whether they want to know or not... without being obnoxious about it... and generally there is very little interest... but it is part of who I am, just as I am a runner and so talking about what we do or are about is important... and I also attempt to listen more to others and figure out what they are about and ask about that too... also though finding folks who are kind of into what we are is kind of important... I don't really want to be part of a crochet club or anything but my wife likes it and is quite good at it so I am somewhat interested in what she does, more the finished products... and once in a while I hit a song that she actually likes...

[Farrell Jackson]

I started gigging locally when I was 16 years old and the last gig I did was in 2015. To this day I have people ask me if I'm still playing in a band. I tell them no but I still play and record in my home studio. That's about as far as the conversation goes. I think my wife tolerates the time I spend in my studio because she knows it's good for my mental health (it keeps me sane). She'll make a comment here and there about a song she likes but I've learned long ago that her passion for music isn't the same as mine. So the answer is no, people in my life don't care that I write songs. Well, except maybe you guys, the people that purchase them online, the mailman, my grandkids, my neighbors... lol, I'm joking.

[chapperz66]

Short answer: No.

[Zoltan]

Short answer: No.

But wouldn't you want to write a longer one?

This whole topic has been a treasure trove. Such interesting stories.

[StephenM]

well, I am interested in ya'll tunes enough to make up for the millions who could give a FF!  write on..play on... record on.. have fun... get crazy..or not... do serious songs or silly songs... I llikely will hear them all.

[Johnbee]

I do it for myself, if anyone else gets it, that's a bonus........

Kinda how I look at it too.

John B

[thetworegs]

its No here too

[maxit]

Not much lol. It s my passion and they have theirs too, that i'm not so into. For example, I can hardly share the passion for creative cooking (eating is different ;- ).

[Mike_S]

Maybe the other people in our lives need some kind of support group!