"really good songwriters" and my name? Haha Pauly you've made my year
I do keep come in and have a look around sometimes, nice to see so many familiar names still trucking! We're deffo a family, even if some of us disappear for a while we are never 'gone' (reading the names of people on this thread is so hart-warming)
I think the forum is just a big time-consumer, which was very helpful for me when I was suffering more with social and proximity anxiety; a good substitute for just laying in bed or playing video-games. Honestly, you lot really helped pull me out of some bad times and made that family for me when I needed it most.
Now I'm doing so much better - I'm meeting friends for drinks or going for walks after work. Or actually cooking a proper meal - and doing a bit of exercise. I'm hardly ever at home during the weekends with my new-found hobby of walking around the countryside. Some long-term health issues that kept me at home have also largely subsided.
So yeah, I'm doing great! Just making the most of my new-found energy to make up for the years of hermitry, even going to a beer&cider festival this coming weekend. The album I posted on here a while ago was also a turning point for myself - was like blurting out what I wanted to say to therapists but couldn't bring myself to. Forgave myself for some past mistakes, and started to appreciate my own qualities.
So yeah, don't worry about me - for the first time in years I feel like I can
sustainably feel good in myself and I'm just making the most of that energy.
Am still making music from time-to-time. There was a second album put out on Spotify
"enemcy - who done it" , and I'm slowly transitioning to more positive lyric-writing.
I will be back active on here eventually when I really want to spend time on a good project, even maybe try and meet up in-person! For the moment though I'm finding great joy in just writing and recording in the moment for myself. Screw all the feedback and whatnot - it's just part of my therapeutic plan. Still consider any music I make as 'iterative learning' rather than final products.
Much love,
Scotty.
ps. My latest.
https://soundcloud.com/enemcy/better-than-ever