You've got to really be able to accept the rejection.
A guitar riff played on a piano doesn't come close to the purity of it being played on a guitar but I faked it enough to get by.
I know at the beginning of our careers, my wife and I were gut wrenchingly competitive.
You have to be very brave in that first writing session.
You're going to have more rejection than acceptance.
I also used to work in the Catskill Mountains as a bus boy, and I performed in talent shows.