I spent years looking for validation through numbers. Views, likes, streams, followers — I tracked all of it obsessively. Every morning I'd open my phone and check if the algorithm had finally decided to reward me.
It hadn't. And the more I chased it, the more I lost something I couldn't name at the time.
The Trap
We all want to be our own benchmark: "to have millions of plays overnight." But in music it doesn't work that way; before you win, you'll have to lose a lot, and that's part of it.
"Everyone is for music, but music isn't for everyone."
The Turn
It wasn't something that came out of nowhere; it took time, and it took me a while to understand.
To make a living doing what you love, you first have to be what you love in every possible way — from the way you dress to the way you behave in the street.
Personally speaking, I think the secret lies in the feeling of doing and redoing every day each thing you find unnecessary; having discipline is the key.
What Happened Next?
After 9 insane months of posting, investing my work money in my dream, I finally made a sale to Greece. That's incredible, man.
I was in shock for weeks wondering what made someone on the other side of the world buy my beat — that's truly incredible.
"Don't follow the numbers, follow your intuition it's the key!"
For 3 years I've been posting beats non-stop, and during those years I remembered why I started, and that's the same reason I promise myself I won't stop.
— ProdFcsGrid
