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# Music or Madness?
- URL: https://andys.blog/music/
- Published: 2025-11-10T09:59:56.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-10T09:59:56.000Z
- Author: Andy Trattner

Last week in the gym I started bopping to background Dua Lipa while squatting. It occurred to me that I'd love to make more music.

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At MIT I dabbled in [poetry](https://github.com/trattner/atratt/blob/master/%5Fposts/2019-1-31-writing.md?ref=andys.blog) and [composing](https://github.com/trattner/atratt/blob/master/%5Fposts/2019-1-31-music.md?ref=andys.blog). I'm proud of my binary string quartet above. More recently, the new [theme song](https://suno.com/s/UyjPNoXWb1kEFW5p?ref=andys.blog) for Capitalism Unlocked was ai-generated.

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Creating stuff is more fun than ever now. Why should I be [grinding on youtube](https://andys.blog/vlogging/) to publish relatively boring, esoteric content?

Although pop music might capture the vibes of the moment and resonate with us as individuals, the substance of a song is limited. It might inspire us indirectly, but the song itself is just an observation. Kinda like a single blog post, or like [finance signals](https://andys.blog/finance/). 

I don't enjoy spectating mainstream sports. I find it challenging to sit still and observe the action. I tried and discovered that I'm not interested in finance, nor am I interested in writing a single blog post.

I prefer spending my time on [the infinite game](https://trattner.github.io/influences/?ref=andys.blog) as a Blogger and a Builder, with a capital B. As I'm not suited for the arena of vanilla VC, I'm creating my own [version](https://andys.blog/betting/) based entirely on people and trust instead of products and [fine print](https://andys.blog/fine-print/). I like doing my own flavor of diligence.

But I'm glad Ed Sheeran exists, thank you very much. "Supermarket Flowers" [contributed to my tattoos](https://world.hey.com/tratt/i-got-tatted-a630de36?ref=andys.blog) and "What Do I Know" is one of my all-time favorite songs.

To my eyes, although it might be survivor bias, he deserves to win the lottery of talent. I harbor no ill will towards him for reaping any attendant fame and fortune. He [spoke](https://andys.blog/speak/) and conquered, good for him. 

The [machines of production](https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/taylor-swift-acquireds-version?ref=andys.blog) behind Dua Lipa [benefit everyone](https://andys.blog/democracy/), whether we understand them fully or we're not a fan. 

I'm an engineer, so I gravitate towards tinkering with machines and systems. Just like I said in the introduction to my [chess book](https://trattner.github.io/img/pdf/enjoy-chess.pdf?ref=andys.blog), I choose this madness.