Tom Misch Before Paris Lyrics
Before Paris by Tom Misch
[Monologue]
(If you're) Starting to trying to be a musician or artist-something like that-because you wanna make money, because you wanna do a job, that's- that's the wrong way. You have to do this because you love it. And it doesn't matter if you broke, you still gon' do it. I mean, I go out to jam sessions, and I play regardless of whether I'm getting a check or not. It's-, it's about whether I, uh-you have to love this thing, man! You have to love it and breathe it and-It's your morning coffee. It's your food. That's why you become an artist. Art is a mirror of society, you know...
(If you're) Starting to trying to be a musician or artist-something like that-because you wanna make money, because you wanna do a job, that's- that's the wrong way. You have to do this because you love it. And it doesn't matter if you broke, you still gon' do it. I mean, I go out to jam sessions, and I play regardless of whether I'm getting a check or not. It's-, it's about whether I, uh-you have to love this thing, man! You have to love it and breathe it and-It's your morning coffee. It's your food. That's why you become an artist. Art is a mirror of society, you know...