I was just wondering what you guys consider is crossing the line in music? I understand it's different for a lot of people and what is considered wrong in music. But where do you personally stand, doesn't have to be what you think are rules people should follow, but more like a standard you set for yourself?

Crossing the line when it comes to music...

Kind of a confusing question but I think this applies much more to artists who already have an established sound. When porter robinson released the worlds album that's what I would consider crossing the line. The music off of the worlds album is pretty different compared to the music he had made previously. I'm sure he lost some of his previous fanbase when he crossed that line. However, he also gained a whole new fanbase because of it.

For me personally, I do have certain musical standards for the music I write. The chord progression needs to be beautiful. To me writing a song without a beautiful chord progression is unacceptable because if I don't like the chord progression then I won't like the song.

I don't really think drawing a line is the best way to describe what you're asking though. You can really limit yourself by drawing lines in music but if that's because you're trying to zoom in on a specific sound then that isn't necessarily a bad thing.

yeah maybe you're right, I phrased the title pretty wrong. If I may clarify, what are some rules you set for yourself? And I'm not suggesting people limit themselves. If there is something you're just unwilling to touch, whether it be personal moral issues, or like it's something you don't feel comfortable doing for any reason. If there are standards you set yourself for, what are those standards.

A "rule" that I've set for myself is to never let my primary motivation for an action be anything other than the action itself.

When I first got into music it was because of the attention it brought me. When I played other peoples favorite songs they would notice me and admire me for it. Eventually though as I got older people started to care less. This led to a pretty deep hole.

The only way out of that hole was by searching for a different means of motivation. Instead of relying on extrinsic factors I've since turned my focus to intrinsic factors in everything that I do. Music being the main seed of this growth of course.

Anyways, that was a long time ago and that's the closest answer I could come up with.