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And then there was this kind of dark sort of gospel rock sound, you know, in that song. this kind of swampy sort of vibe. And, yeah, so it's different, you know? I think there's sometimes you miss being the underdog a little bit, you know? There's a lot to be said for having... Some to that feeling, right? Yeah, having nothing to lose. The naive, like, oh, this is really exciting.

And then there was this kind of dark sort of gospel rock sound, you know, in that song. this kind of swampy sort of vibe. And, yeah, so it's different, you know? I think there's sometimes you miss being the underdog a little bit, you know? There's a lot to be said for having... Some to that feeling, right? Yeah, having nothing to lose. The naive, like, oh, this is really exciting.

It just... Yeah, yeah, exactly. And feeling like every inch you gain is a huge deal and is a big win and you've nothing to lose and you...

It just... Yeah, yeah, exactly. And feeling like every inch you gain is a huge deal and is a big win and you've nothing to lose and you...

you have you can prove everything but also if nothing happens it's like it's okay you know go away come back when you're when you're ready you know what i mean but it's so it's trying to maintain that maybe there's there's something to be you can still maintain that sort of mindset a little bit of like i think when you and this is also maybe something that you can

you have you can prove everything but also if nothing happens it's like it's okay you know go away come back when you're when you're ready you know what i mean but it's so it's trying to maintain that maybe there's there's something to be you can still maintain that sort of mindset a little bit of like i think when you and this is also maybe something that you can

it's good to practice or to investigate or think about is when the stakes seem higher or you've like on your second or third release, you feel like if it doesn't do something for you that it's somehow, you know, it could be a success by the metrics of what you would think beforehand or anyone else's, but you create this idea of like, I don't know, you just, you want more from it or, you know, so that's... How do you navigate that?

it's good to practice or to investigate or think about is when the stakes seem higher or you've like on your second or third release, you feel like if it doesn't do something for you that it's somehow, you know, it could be a success by the metrics of what you would think beforehand or anyone else's, but you create this idea of like, I don't know, you just, you want more from it or, you know, so that's... How do you navigate that?

I think it's always just about, I try to just bring myself right back to, because you do and you look, you work with, you partner up with business, like labels and stuff like that.

I think it's always just about, I try to just bring myself right back to, because you do and you look, you work with, you partner up with business, like labels and stuff like that.

You know, yeah. And they're competitive by nature. And it's great that you have a team that thinks like that, that wants to bring your work to a large audience. And there's a lot of different ways that different artists will think about this, independent artists, maybe, you know, and

You know, yeah. And they're competitive by nature. And it's great that you have a team that thinks like that, that wants to bring your work to a large audience. And there's a lot of different ways that different artists will think about this, independent artists, maybe, you know, and

What I have settled on is that if I believe in the work, I want to give it every chance that it can reach as many years as possible and let those years decide. And I just try to bring it back to the work. Do I believe in it? If I believe in it and I love it. enough that I feel it's worth releasing, it's worth being out in the world. I'm at peace with it whether somebody listens to it or doesn't.

What I have settled on is that if I believe in the work, I want to give it every chance that it can reach as many years as possible and let those years decide. And I just try to bring it back to the work. Do I believe in it? If I believe in it and I love it. enough that I feel it's worth releasing, it's worth being out in the world. I'm at peace with it whether somebody listens to it or doesn't.

I'm at peace with it if nobody listens to it. There's some songs that I'm quite proud of such that if they weren't heard by a hundred people I would say that song is still of the quality that I wanted it to be of. The quality of the work doesn't change whether it's listened to, listened by

I'm at peace with it if nobody listens to it. There's some songs that I'm quite proud of such that if they weren't heard by a hundred people I would say that song is still of the quality that I wanted it to be of. The quality of the work doesn't change whether it's listened to, listened by

a million people or a billion billion times or it's listened by a thousand thousand people or a hundred people or ten people the quality of the work doesn't change wow so i just try to bring it down to am i happy with the with its quality that's beautiful i think that's a good uh lesson for any artist yeah author or anyone it's like are you happy with the quality yes

a million people or a billion billion times or it's listened by a thousand thousand people or a hundred people or ten people the quality of the work doesn't change wow so i just try to bring it down to am i happy with the with its quality that's beautiful i think that's a good uh lesson for any artist yeah author or anyone it's like are you happy with the quality yes

They can go to hosier.com for your tour dates and everything like that, is right? Yes, yeah, tour dates. Unfortunately, not many shows left. Left. Then you get notified when you do do more. Exactly, exactly.

They can go to hosier.com for your tour dates and everything like that, is right? Yes, yeah, tour dates. Unfortunately, not many shows left. Left. Then you get notified when you do do more. Exactly, exactly.