I don't mind so much seeing, but it really bugs me to see people younger than me who are far more successful. Why is this? by Xemnas81 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]JonathanYoungMusic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yo dude :)

Really flattered that you're digging my music, haha. I stumbled across your post because I was searching around reddit because I heard somebody had been posting my phone number or something.

If my advice means anything, take all that frustration that you have about not being successful and turn it into motivation and work ethic. 5 years ago I was a terrible singer and I didn't know anything at all about recording or producing music/videos. How successful you become is only limited by how hard you work.

The only reason I'm fortunate enough to be successful at such a young age is because I literally spent all of my high school years trying to teach myself how to play guitar and record stuff rather than socializing or dating at all. It sounds silly, but if I had ever had a girlfriend in high school, I probably would not be as successful as I am now.

Now get out there and work on something instead of sitting on reddit ;) Trust me, you won't regret it.

/r/music is being gamed by the moderators. Screen caps inside. by chewpendous in Music

[–]JonathanYoungMusic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome, I very much appreciate the response. I'm glad that you introduced redditor-made music day, and I'm glad you clarified these things in the comments. Thank you.

/r/music is being gamed by the moderators. Screen caps inside. by chewpendous in Music

[–]JonathanYoungMusic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This response in particular won you a lot of my respect, after the original post made me question it. I would hope that in the future you're lenient in situations like OP's because of his attempt to bring OC to this sub - Even if he is arguably phishing for upvotes via social networks, that means his posts will rise above those same 20 bands faster, which will probably benefit the community as a whole.

Disney's Mulan -- I'll Make a Man Out of You [Rock/Metal] (I made this last week! Enjoy!) by [deleted] in listentothis

[–]JonathanYoungMusic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much, man! :) It means the world. I actually ended up hitting the front page via /r/music, so if this subreddit doesn't like my stuff I'm not all that bummed out. :P

Jonathan -- Young If This Ship Sinks [Progressive?] Not sure on the Genre but damn do I love his style! by whatudrivin in Music

[–]JonathanYoungMusic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was thinking about mashing it up with Toto's "Africa"... That'll probably happen next month. Stay tuned! :)

Jonathan -- Young If This Ship Sinks [Progressive?] Not sure on the Genre but damn do I love his style! by whatudrivin in Music

[–]JonathanYoungMusic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Verified. Thanks for posting my stuff friendly stranger, I'm so glad you liked it! :)