Sam...
Creating music isn't about the mass fame and stardom, nor is it about trying to out-play or out-sound any other group, as though you're in some sort of battle of the bands competition. If that's all music is to you, then you should definitely hang the gloves up and walk away.. because you'll never contribute anything meaningful to the music world and the people who live in it.
The music comes first. The notoriety may be a result of the music, but it's not the reason for the music.
Just don't think that even half the crap that's out there is a result of due process. A lot of it is the result of mass media marketing and piggy-backing off the previous garbage that people bought into and shelled out billions for. Most of the crap people are exposed to now days is nothing more than a commodity that's going to retread itself to change with the culture in order to keep people buying.
That's not what you should buy into.
Buy into yourself and your own creative ability. Make music you feel and love, and if anyone else ends up loving your music too, well that's just a bonus.
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