John Lennon Songwriting Contest
A few years ago, in 2000 and then in 2002, I entered the John Lennon Songwriting Contest. Five years ago the $30-per-song entry fee was a big deal to me, but so was the contest, and I submitted four songs... at the time it felt like putting $120 into investment bonds. Two years later, it felt like playing the lottery. This year, having put musical eggs into other baskets, it feels more like buying vitamins. Can't always tell, really, if it's making a difference, the money I'm spending, the capsules I'm consuming, and it's not like I'm not taking caring of my health in other ways. But it seems it can't hurt at all, and it might just be really productive in the long run.
I went with two from Most of It Is True: "Lost" in the pop category and "Living in Fantasy" in the folk category.
John Lennon's life ended tragically 25 years ago. I was three months and one day old the day he was killed.
posted by RZ @ 7:34 PM
1 Comments:
Did you just enter them now? I feel like an idiot for not submitting any of our new ones to it, although it's hard for me to believe it'll really make a difference, and when I hear the winners I kind of think "I wasn't better than this?" or "Rachel wasn't better than this?" But like you said, for thirty bucks a pop it can't really hurt. I think any kind of art contests in general are kind of like a lottery (more just luck than actual talent), but if you do happen to get lucky, it can break open something. So I guess it's worth it. But it's also good not to get down on yourself if you don't win, because I think it's hardly a reflection on actual talent.
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