Why I Quit Music… And Why I Might Start Again

I don't talk about it enough, but music is everything to me.
Last month (June 2025), I listened to 7,284 minutes of music; last year, I listened to 61,507 minutes of music--my top genres: Pop, Country, Alternative, Hip-Hop, and R&B & Soul.
Fourteen years ago, in 2011, I produced my first song:


