For me, I really need my work to be appreciated. Right now I'm writing music, and when finished writing a song, I throw it on the side. Maybe one day I'll make a MIDI out of it. I hardly ever sing them (I don't perform--not my fault). When I was Composition class as college last Spring, I found myself becoming excited over what I had written, hoping to provide enjoyment to the other class members. The feedback I received was very good--one student (all the class members were old friends) always wanted copies of my tunes. This made me refreshingly satisfied--that me, who 5 years ago claimed ago that I could never write music, was writing music that my classmates AND my teacher, a Professor who was a composer himself. This made me write more and more music. The excitement of presenting new music gave me this creative burst where I wrote 25 songs in 3 months. But now I'm getting back into it, getting excited about making recording of my songs that could be played on Mudcat Radio. I find without acclaim, my songwriting becomes rather studious and scholarly--while with that much-needed acclaim, it becomes fun and exciting!

--Mbo