hello, i'm Porter Robinson, producer / songwriter / electronic musician! AMA
And I guess, top tips on overcoming imposter syndrome? I guess the album tells that story, but seeing as you're a veteran of dealing with imposter syndrome would love your tips and techniques for dealing with it. there's two things…
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And I guess, top tips on overcoming imposter syndrome? I guess the album tells that story, but seeing as you're a veteran of dealing with imposter syndrome would love your tips and techniques for dealing with it.
there's two things i'd say here:
1) everyone feels their own work has a bit of a 'stank' on it lol
my younger brother mark used this phrase while looking at his own design once: "you know everything you make kinda has that 'stank' on it?". i've carried that with me a lot. it's just something you can't get away from. you can never hear your own music for the first time. same goes for any creative field
2) you're comparing your insides to everyone else's outsides
comparison is a dangerous game anyway, but it's also almost impossible to do with any degree of accuracy or real perspective.
i talk about instagram this way a lot: in your feed, you see other people's photos after they've posed with the intention of being photographed, with selected lighting, they've taken 400 photos and chosen the most flattering one, and then adjusted colors and often times used beauty apps. and there's another degree of "filtration" there -- sometimes people take all of those steps and then don't post a photo.
it's a highlight reel of a highlight reel of a highlight reel of a highlight reel.
and then you compare that to your own face when it accidentally pops up in the forward-facing camera. lol
making music is like that. artists tend to show the best 5% of their work. that's why it's better to have compassion for yourself as you're being creative rather than judging the thing you're doing. that's your insides YA GOTTA LOVE IT