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I play drums and keyboard; my old jazz percussion teacher with whom I studied in high school used to constantly tell me, “less is more.” In many respects and nearly 30 years later, I’ve espoused such sage advice. I play my drums far more delicately and simply, thus, more elegantly, with less stress.

I've often wondered what it must be like for teen bands transitioning into adulthood whilst being locked in to singing the same early songs (sometimes for DECADES) because they are unable to be commercially successful with their adult stuff.

True statement. People love the songs that they can sing and play themselves. Those are the songs that become anthems.

I’m in my 40s and I’m definitely still slowly growing out of overcomplicating songs because I absolutely can’t let myself write something that’s just simple 😂

The Jack White Theory

As a musician and musician observer, I find the biggest obstacle for many writers is fear of looking non-musical. Big hit songs have things like "yeah, oh yeah, yeah yeah yeah", which "serious musicians" won't lower themselves to. I don't know a single person who could write Rockefeller Skank.

You mean like what Green Day did?

You can do both, why not?

something that gets 3-8k streams a day

As a drummer with a right foot that refuses to do complicated rhythms (such as John Bonham’s triplets), forces me to do less difficult things while still banging. 😁

waiter! waiter! two million 4 chord loops please!

It is much easier to not have to fumble through the lead guitar parts. Singing and strumming is hard enough.