Is it normal when i produce music i set my own bar extremely high?

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Is it normal whenever I'm producing music that I set my personal bar as far as quality and how it sounds Extremely high? As in I will often rework a song over a DOZEN times over and over completely scraping it every single time and starting from scratch? I'll start a song, several hours of toil later decide "This sounds terrible, not going to work." Completely delete it and start all over from scratch? I'll often spend weeks at a time working on a single track until it meets my expectations. Is this normal?

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  • handsignals
    10 years ago

    I think you are probably a musical genius. Your dedication to your art is totally unique, I have decided to model myself on you, I love you.

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    • irelyt64
      10 years ago

      ..Thanks? xP

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  • [Old Memory]
    10 years ago

    Yes, and I believe it's all just part of the creative process.

    For instance, while I never compose music, I do like to draw and paint quite a lot. And I believe I go through a similar process to the one you described. Actually, I have one painting I refuse to hang up until I've "finished" it; it's been in my storage for about five years now. Other people have seen it and, to them, thought it looked finished. But, I'd rather burn it than display it as is.

    I suppose, with creative pursuits, it never really feels truly finished or perfected but, occasionally, you make something acceptable and satisfactory enough so that you can leave it alone or share it with others. So, in that respect, I think what your are experiencing is perfectly normal.

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    • irelyt64
      10 years ago

      I hope so...I've never known anyone else with the same sort of mindset, but it makes sense I suppose.

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  • scumfuck
    10 years ago

    i know a guy just like you 1000's of songs on his laptops 0 released no shit

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  • MeOhMyra
    10 years ago

    I do the exact same thing for my music, drawings and college film projects. If something isn't the way I like it, even the slightest bit, the entire thing is terrible to me.

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