for f**k’s sake just admit it…
chances are if you’re reading this you’re a Human being…Humans have foibles…we choose to love someone in spite of them…or not…I have said more than once that it’s possible that loving ME is not easy…this may be true of someone you know, it’s certainly true of people *I* know…tonight especially it’s true of a certain female singer I’ve known…I accused her of fishing for compliments; I don’t think I know anybody who hasn’t done that at least once, if they’re being honest…*I* have done it, more than once…I’m not proud of it, but I’m Man enuff to admit it…She acted as though I’d stabbed her in the Heart…She then went on the other FB and IMO proved my point–“I know am not a good singer, blah blah blah…I don’t go fishing for compliments and I’m tired of being so accused…” I guess what I shoulda been doing all along is agreeing with her, “Yeah, you can’t sing, I dunno why you even bother…” But THAT wouldn’t be how I really feel…Lemme say for the record that occasionally I’m a bad ass guitar player, but not always…that’s nobody’s fault but mine…Occasionally I’m a damn good lead singer, but not always…and I’m a very VERY good Harmony singer (more often than not)…I’ve gotten my share of compliments, but I always consider the source…and ultimately I think I know if the compliments are deserved or not…because like I said here and/or somewhere else, how we feel about someone’s Musical ability (or our own) is subjective, right?
ADDENDUM–and the woman I was referring to wrote another msg on FB–“I still love you smoooch” Personally I’m not sure she would know Love if it reached up and bit her on the ass…some other FB friend (coincidentally a female singer) wrote me a private message, denying that SHE fishes for compliments…If we were actually friends I might say “bullshit” but I’ve never met the woman…From what I’ve seen in my time on Earth, quite often when a person denies that they do something, chances are better than 50/50 that they actually DO do that something–is that not obvious by now? Humans…they’re killin’ me…
Hey dude. Just dropped in to see what condition….yada, yada. I agree with you about humans and women. And I am both human and a woman. I know not the singer you speak of, but maybe she was subconsciously seeking compliments??? Take care.
(sigh) I would like to not give a damn if someone thinks I can play or not…I would like to say that it only matters if *I* think I can play…but mostly what happens is I play something and wonder if it was good–“good” being subjective…but as I’m (temporarily?) taking a break from Music, maybe none of it matters…