"vestigial prestige"

My favorite pairing of words, here.

Regarding playing to be heard, (being a musician,I get it). There is something symbiotic about the two; singing and being heard. I'd hit an Open-Mic and in as much as I am there for their entertainment, I am also there in my capacity as a musical scientist to figure out what works and what doesn't.

Sure, there is some joy to be had in being bathed in the energy of an appreciative audience and, the bigger the audience the better.

But a lot of Joy also comes from the creative process of finding five different words to rhyme with a five syllable word and song. We can't help it, can we?😁