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Build Me The Moon
03/06/08 at 12:49 AM by Jason Tate | Edit: This was posted over two months ago and is not in relation to anything else.
So I'm sitting here in my hotel room; going through emails. And I figured I would take a few minutes to put a few things down on paper. Got a text from the guys in All Time Low when I landed, guess they're staying in a hotel down the street for their Kimmel appearance tomorrow. Hopefully I'll be able to meet up with them and say "hi." Weird how small this world is sometimes.
I spent my flight getting annoyed with the guy sitting next to me. Sitting there with your initials on your sleeve and looking at yacht catalogs? Hitting on the stewardesses while wearing a wedding ring? O, please punch me in the face if I ever become that guy. Please. I give everyone free reign to call me out if I ever care about what pair of loafers I am wearing.
Thankfully I was able to drown out the bullshit with episodes of season 3 of "How I Met Your Mother" on my iPod. God, I love being able to drop on some headphones and block out the world. Watched a few of those and then played a few different albums. Mixed in some of The Starting Line (because of the announcement today) with Charlotte Sometimes (totally not my usual kind of music, but I do like this album - I have weird musical taste sometimes) and then played some of the new Panic at the Disco. I dig that record, I just dunno how much yet. It's -- it's trying too hard to not be "Fall Out Boy's little brother" -- should be interesting to see what happens.
Between melody and rolling eyes I couldn't help but think about a certain girl. I don't remember the last time I devoted free time to another person. It's been a massive character flaw for some 24 years ... but here I am - learning. I guess it just takes the right person to bring out the change you always wish you were capable of.
To try and avoid getting sick I'm going to be pounding "Airborne" the next few days. Traveling, shaking hands, and all that always ends up fucking with my immune system. And I simply cannot afford to get sick. I just don't have the time to be sick. I'll will myself healthy.
The TSL announcement was a massive success. I'll have the numbers to crunch in a few days and I'll be able to see how big of a day we had. I think we're going to break some records. I have a good feeling. Keep your fingers crossed ...
I saw some of the comments in one of my last blog entries - lots of kind words - that's amazing. Thank you to every single one of you that takes time to read my little place in this world. It means a whole lot to me. To know that someone would notice if I died tomorrow - to know that someone out there is listening. I don't think I could ever showcase just how much every one of you means to me. I know at times I get annoying and am probably difficult (I know a lot of people don't like me, think I'm an asshole, and all of that); however, it's always amazing to see that some people do get me - and do understand that I care more about the music than I do the bullshit. That while I can be a prick - it's usually after things get out of control and I do so for the greater good. That means a whole lot to me.
"You said I can see myself in you ... but you ain't hitting nothing."
Well, also in those comments were a few speculations of what exactly I have up my sleeve. As I've maneuvered AP.net into a music website almost without competition at this point -- there's been a lot of things my brain's gone to without any outlet. I have notebooks filled with ideas, thoughts, dreams. My creativity is slightly stunted because of the box this website puts me in. Now, this is where I break those molds. First, I would never do anything that would change AP.net. AP.net is what it is because of what it is - it still has room for growth, but AP.net will never be myspace. AP.net will never be a cooking website. We are what we are, and we do it better than anyone else. I will never let it stray from my initial vision and business plan. If I ever do - I'd expect every single kid to turn their back on me. It's my promise to you that this will never happen. I'm not that guy. I would never put anything above what this website was made to be and what it is becoming. I told my parents once I would find another job and work at Starbucks and do this site for free if that was what I had to do to make sure that it stayed within my control and dream.
Now, the question comes -- what do I do with all the rest of this creativity burning inside of me? I'm young. I feel like I have more to offer to the world. I have other dreams. Other goals. I feel like I (no, we)can change the music industry. Put the power back into the hands of the artists that make the music we love. So ... what do I do? I get off my ass and make it happen.
I am not starting a record label. I do not believe that is the answer. If just a new business model for an old industry was all I had to offer - I'd fail. I don't think the record label industry is headed in the right direction, nor do I think they'd be accepting of me. I don't believe in the same profit models they do. That won't change. Sure, give me control of a major and we'll talk. But I don't want an A&R job. That's why I turned those down. I don't want to try and put out record for bands knowing full well I can't offer them what they deserve. A label becomes about making the label money - not about making the band money. I don't agree with the premise. My ideas and talents lay in other areas -- and that's what I plan to use. What exactly? Well, at this point I still can't really get into details. But given the resources and capabilities - we can, without a doubt in my mind, change our scene within 5 years. We can change the industry within 10. I believe in me, I know a lot of you believe in me, and we're starting to get others on our side as well.
Just know the wheels are in motion. Just know the energy is from you - the energy is social. The future comes from big dreams and big ideas. It's not about standing on the shoulders of giants anymore ... it's about jumping over the giants and forging a path never before seen. This is bigger than AP.net. | |
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