I was getting stale. Time to shake it up. I wanted to break down the walls that hold me. After awhile the listeners seem to expect a certain style, they are comfortable, I feel stuck. Whenever I decide to switch it up I question myself. What if I lose my audience? What if they hate it? Do what you know they like, don’t make waves, keep them happy. Is that my job? To keep them happy, (all four of them.)
No. It’s not my job. I will help them find happiness but I can not let them control my creativity. I need to be experimenting and testing new sounds. The playlist is king.
When I took writing classes I would ofter an explanation to a piece I had written especially if I was nervous about it. I learned to stop doing that and just do it. I get nervous before I do something good. So today I did I show I knew my regulars might not like because like me they have become comfortable. An hour into the show I got an email saying “Awesome, awesome show. That’s all I needed. I did what I set out to do and at least one person got it. Looking up, moving forward.
Radio On!
The Buzzy Donahue Show 