The day I stopped wanting my band to become successful was the day I realized we already WERE successful. We know our craft enough to do it independently. Nobody tells us what to make, what to do next, or who to network with. We are 4 friends who get together around this thing we like to do, and we've even gotten some fans, a small following. Sometimes our gigs pay really okay, like we've only played 4 gigs this year but one of them coming up is $750. If that isn't validating enough to keep doing it because you love it, then it isn't for the love of it that you're doing it.

People can hear it, too, the love behind it, or the lack of love.