Today, after spending about 5 grand on my home studio over the past year, I realized I have no musical talent whatsoever. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, after I spent 3 months secretly learning guitar so I could surprise everyone at a family barbecue, the moment finally came. I sat down, took a deep breath, and realized I'd practiced every song with a capo I forgot to bring, as well as my tuner. Everything sounded terrible. My uncle asked if I was improvising Free Jazz. FML
Today, I spent 3 hours in my home recording studio. I was recording vocals and was trying to hit a very hard series of notes. I nailed it after 2 hours and listened. You can hear the vocals, but the EQ settings were tweaked in just the right way where you can hear my dog licking his nuts. FML
Today, I learned how to play "Happy Birthday" on the guitar, just to have my friend tell me that my voice sucks, and that I needed to stop immediately. FML
Today, and for my entire childhood, my parents made me play the piano until I gave in and just learned to enjoy it somehow. Now, I actually have an opportunity to play professionally, and what did my parents say? “Don’t bother, musicians hardly ever make good money. Get a real job instead.” FML
Today, months after buying my first bass guitar and taking bass lessons using my own money, I realized that my parents refused to buy me an instrument, claiming that I sucked at it. What actually happened is that they didn't feel like paying for some "teenage bullshit." FML
Today, I started recording my piano exam pieces to submit, and I was proud at my interpretation that I spent time trying to make it sound good. That was until my tutor walked in and said I had "shit rhythm and ass intonation." My mom was there. FML
Today, I forgot to tune my guitar pre-performance. Surprising, because it was in tune when I frantically did it by ear backstage. Too bad two of the six strings snapped, smacking the drummer in the face. FML
Today, my roommate eavesdropped on me singing. When I realized he was there, he said I was "fucking incredible" and asked me to do another song. There's just one issue: I only sing well when I'm alone. The result was predictably bad. If it was possible to literally die of embarrassment, I wouldn't be writing this. FML
Today, I woke up to find my home studio cleared of most of my music gear. Apparently, my brother went on a Tinder date with a stranger late at night, and decided it to bring her to my place's guest room since my house "was closer." I'd been building that studio for over 10 years. FML
Today, after entering a conservatory of music, I've worked really hard on my academic subjects to past through the exam, so my major is pretty weak. After practising 6 hours a day for three weeks, my teacher asked me to change my major and said I'm the worst student she's ever seen. And there‘s nowhere I can go. FML
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Top comments
Felifulify 4
That's why u should've given it a long thought before u actually spend 5k on... Anything, really...
emac123 3
Learn the equipment and make money recording other people
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Comments (176)
Tali147 16
Are you referring to OP's studio or 25's new boobs..?
smump 0
Maybe try to sell the house to someone that would pay a lot for a studio.
Infamous614 0
Practice makes perfect you lack confidence
DrBlack 9
I love the fact that your name is gaga, then I can pretend it's the real Lady Gaga finally coming to her senses.
Calyx_fml 22
Money doesn't buy talent. Time does. Pick an instrument and practice it for 10,000 hours. Spend money on lessons from the best player in town. 10,000 hours. Read Effortless Mastery by Kenny Werner. It takes work; years of it. Not just a studio. YOU ARE THE MUSIC.
pandalover69 26
lessons can't always buy talent either, OP could just be tone death
harkerk87 3
Just rent out the studio to someone like sell them studio time
cochinitaBonita 2
did you get a home studio because you saw it on cribs? Believe it or not, you may not want to copy everything megamillionaires do
reimichele 8
People who may actually have musical talent may not be able to afford all that equipment. Maybe you should allow those people to use your stuff genius. Unpopular opinion: I actually think Lady Gaga is pretty talented under the crazy clothes and make up.
perdix 31
Unpopular? I guess that explains the sparse attendance at her concerts ;) I think she's a very good entertainer.
Mohawkachu 2
Dude it's no big deal, all the best musicians used to suck more than you probably do. Just practice.
NoOneCaresReally 8
Are you Justin Beiber by any chance?
Philerup31 12
Or Rebecca Black?
Ambience138 11
Skrillex is that you?
NoOneCaresReally 8
Holy crap, it's Sean Paul!