Something has to happen between you and the public, some interface that lets the public in on what you're doing.
You should try to do something if you think you can see your way clear.
Bad music can make you weak.
These musicians, such as these Cubans in Havana, are a part of a scene that did produce great music and great musicians. They came from this tradition, so it's a good place to look. It's like prospecting: You gotta know where to look.
Musicians understand each other through means other that speaking.
The environment is rarely put on tape, or if it is, it's so abstract that most people never realize it. They just don't know what it means. But if you can show it to them, then that's what becomes the main instrument.