Birbiglia and Ira Glass response

I actually watched this video and read this article with my boyfriend, who is a musician. And we have been kind of struggling with and discussing these ideas and issues.

Ira Glass's taste vs. ability just hits home for me so hard... Like, I wish I had known this was a common problem! I feel like, well I'm sure most people feel very proud of their taste... And I do as well. I mean I basically think that I have the best taste in music in the world (ha ha ha), and same with my taste in art and movies, because I have this very specific and maybe different taste than other people. And so when I go about creating something, I was that to be reflected in my work. And 9 times out of 10 it is just NOT.  And its really a help to know that this is a normal problem, and that it will get better, and I need to keep producing and not quit. My biggest goal right now is to produce and create.

The article by Mike Birbiglia really spoke to my boyfriend, because he has all these ideas and is kind of in this quandary about it... So I think this helped to guide him to really narrow down what he wants to do. And same for me.. I have an idea of what kind of art I want to make and what kind of good I want to do in the , but I really resonated with tips #3 and #6... Recently I was at this kind of art social gathering.. it was a very casual, meant-to-be-fun sort of thing.. But there was this professional artist there who totally snubbed my work, and I felt terrible. I looked up some of his stuff later, and I was like "this isn't what I'm about at all".. Surrounding myself with people who I admire and respect, and people who I look up to for their philosophies and accomplishments, that's who I want to receive feedback from. And then, #6, I should probably try to apply this more, and be more vulnerable and more honest in my art... But it's scary. But I have to do it.