{"id":18596,"date":"2024-05-25T15:56:04","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T19:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2024\/05\/first-do-no-harm\/"},"modified":"2024-05-25T15:56:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-25T19:56:04","slug":"first-do-no-harm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2024\/05\/first-do-no-harm\/","title":{"rendered":"First Do No Harm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’ve never understood why people want to become famous. Being famous means you can’t be yourself. You give up being ordinary. At least you used to. Ordinary people get pretty famous nowadays.

The Internet has changed the meaning of fame. You can have millions of followers (I don’t, but some people do) and still be pretty ordinary; obscure, in terms of the public eye.\u00a0 You know…Including all those other people who are too good to Google. Too cool for TikTok.\u00a0 For the rest of us, it’s sort of a golden age in a way. If you’re on the right apps, that is. If the Government doesn’t take them away because they’re afraid of the power we have.

What I want to know is where is the true music underground? The next breakout sound is out there, in some garage or dive bar. A bigger than life, but authentic scene. Where the music speaks the truth and the true seeds of destiny will spring. Not about the industry or money or fame. Music has the power to change. To change Us.

I’m a libertarian at heart. You don’t need a bunch of rules if you follow just one: first do no harm. When the industry is killing the product, the industry needs to change. The money is literally killing the music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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They will exploit us until we refuse to be exploited. Then they’ll find a new way to exploit us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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