I Don't Want To Be Famous.

I don't want to be famous.

Fame is the main goal of our generation today. We aspire to be the next great rock band, or try to be the best at video games, or even attempt to be the next best actor out there. This is why you see so many videos of people on YouTube trying to reach the world with their talents.

In the case of music, it has become increasingly easier for people to record music with the use of programs such as GarageBand. It's also easier to market your music, with the tools on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. People can post their music on Noistrade for free download, and they post covers of popular songs on YouTube. All of this sounds like a great thing, right?

Wrong.

Often times, this leads to people doing all of this for the wrong reasons. They post a bunch of absolute junk all over the internet, in an attempt to be discovered and become famous. When they do this, it makes it increasingly difficult for actual talent to be discovered.

For this reason, it's discouraging for some of us musicians. We feel like we will never be able to show our music to the world. We give up, and move on.

Don't get me wrong, there are talented musicians out there. Not all of the videos posted on YouTube are junk. It's just so hard to be discovered for your talents anymore.

And what happens when you are famous?

Say goodbye to privacy of any kind.

I was on Facebook this morning, and I saw that pictures were "leaked"of Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher's baby from their Christmas card. The article made it sound like we deserve to see their baby. What if that was personal and they wanted to keep the baby out of the public life?

Other famous people post on a social media account, and the comments are 45% genuine comments about the post, the other 55% are people begging for attention or criticizing the person. Some people waste their days away trying to get noticed by celebrities, when it doesn't even matter at all. If they do indeed reply to your tweet, or follow you, then what? It's not like they will remember you forever after that. It's all a waste of time.

Another reason I don't want to be famous, is some of the people out there. Out of almost all the famous people I see, most are terrible role models. I don't want to be lumped with those people, and expected to act like them. I have morals that I stand by, and I won't give those up just to be in the limelight.

I'm a musician. I enjoy playing the guitar, singing, and writing songs. I don't want to be famous. I'm perfectly content with making music for people who want to hear it. I couldn't care less if I never make a Top 40 in my life. What matters most to me is I'm making music that people enjoy.

I don't want to be famous.