Between quiet and proud
Lately… I’ve been creating more than I have in a long time. I started making more and more music on Suno—just trying things, experimenting, putting feelings somewhere instead of letting them sit in my chest. And then I did something that felt… big. I caved and bought a yearly subscription to DistroKid. Which means now… I’m actually publishing. My songs. My words. My stories. Out there. On real platforms. Even typing that feels weird. Because at the same time I’m doing this… I’m still teaching myself how to sing. Still figuring out my voice. Still learning what kind of artist I even am. So it’s not perfect. It’s not traditional. But it’s mine. And I was excited about it. Until I said something. I told my friend I’ve been using AI to help create my music… and they called it a disgrace to real music creators. And I don’t know why that hit as hard as it did… but it did. Because suddenly something I was proud of turned into something I felt like I had to de...