One of my minor fascinations for a while has been musicians and how passionate they are, how it’s really not about the money but rather about the passion. If you look at any musician playing gigs around town, there is almost certainly no one doing it for money or fame, they’re doing it because they love it. If money and fame comes along, cool, but that’s not the motivation.

I’m pretty excited about American Idols tonight because Lee Dewyze is surely going to win!

When they said on the show that he had previously worked in a paint shop, I thought maybe his musical background was limited, but it seems he released an album in 2007.

I was browsing CD Baby and found it.

CD Baby is an interesting story, and you should read up more about the man who started it all, Derek Sivers. Basically, he’s a minimalist to a certain degree. He’s spoken about why he won’t get an iPhone, because his phone does everything that he needs. He sold CD Baby for some $22 million and put it in a trust, and now takes 5% of that ($1.1 million) per year to live on. Still good money! But when Derek dies, all the money from the trust goes back into music. He’s passionate like that and lives his life like that which is phenomenal.

Anyway, CD Baby sells music online for independent artists, and it’s a great resource for finding music that not many people will know about. Sometimes it’s in this where we find the best music. The best musicians are working the hardest but have not been discovered yet by the major labels, who need to make sure that music is commercial enough to sell. But CD Baby offers independent artists a platform to sell their music, and this is where I found Lee Dewyzes album.

So if you’re a fan of his and keen to check out his 2007 album, then click HERE for all of it on CD Baby.

And click HERE for a great interview with Derek Sivers.