Feb 9, 2010
My Fisherman Analogy
I have an analogy for ya to ponder…
The Christian music industry represents a whale. The artist is the fisherman. The music is the bait. The artist is still trying to catch the whale, but instead of the whale being far offshore where the artist can’t reach them (like it used to be), the whale is BEHIND them on the freakin BEACH. Meanwhile, right at the artist’s feet are millions of minnows. Those minnows represent PEOPLE. If the artist wasn’t so busy trying to catch the whale and looking at the horizon for a whale, they’d see those minnows and reach down and catch some. What’s up with that?
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This is a great analogy, Keith and so true. I believe the root issue is Christ bringing a deep emotional healing, Christian counseling and having a network of support from a few mentors. Many artist come from abusive backgrounds and they struggling with self esteem and view of themselves. When are validated and loved by Christ and His church, they won’t need to be validated all the time.
I’ve always thought the minnows were pretty cool. I just love to play for anyone who will listen, because they always end up being pleasantly surprised. The park on a mild, sunny day is a wonderful place to break out the guitar and songbooks on a picnic table – I call it my “Free Places Tour” – it’s just fun.