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tami: You Need to Know Why You Make Music in the Current Era
tami： At that time (around 2000), I think the number of people who were doing music while working other jobs was much smaller than now. Nowadays, we can do many things on our own, and it is not a situation where you have to be found quickly and make a debut to continue, so I think the number of people who do music while working has increased.
However, because there is no longer a common goal of a CD debut, I think we have entered an age in which it is necessary to have a clear idea of what is important to you in your music career. Now that it is so easy to distribute sound sources, if you don’t have a firm intention to do so, you will end up feeling like you have “done it” somehow. There are more options to consider, such as what kind of people you want to listen to and what kind of person you want to be, which may seem like a luxury, but it is also a painful part.
Formed TAMIW in 2018, toured the U.S. for 20 shows in 19 years, was selected for “FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL ROOKIE A GO GO” in 21 years, and released their 3rd album “Fight for Innocence” in February 23. He runs a music studio “Hidden Place” and a pet cemetery at a temple in Sakai, Osaka.
Goto: Everyone is able to get to the point where they can somehow take shape, so it is becoming more difficult to figure out how to stand out from the crowd. So, unless you have a strong reason for why you want to do music, you may not be able to do it anymore.
tami：I think that people who are particular about their music are happier now. It is different if you want to make a lot of money with it.
Goto: Yes, that’s true. It’s hard when whether you make money or not becomes the measure of happiness or unhappiness. People who are doing music to make money end up quitting when it stops selling. If that is the case, it is hard to know if they are doing music or what they are doing. For us, music is not a means to an end, but an objective, so we can’t just stop because we can’t make money. If we can make a job out of it, I don’t think we could be happier.
