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Why You Don’t Need to Be Perfect

Nov 28, 2025

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11 min read

Why You Don’t Need to Be Perfect

And honestly? Being perfect is overrated.

Brian Zhang
Brian Zhang

Music Education and Support

For artists to have a future, young musicians need to learn mental health skills now

Nov 20, 2025

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14 min read

For artists to have a future, young musicians need to learn mental health skills now

It's been the biggest thing missing in education, but the one that gives them a chance to succeed.

Brian Zhang
Brian Zhang

Growth Mindset

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Can you really "be yourself?"

Nov 7, 2025

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17 min read

Can you really "be yourself?"

How a moment of madness stopped me from trying to copy others and find out who I really am.

Brian Zhang
Brian Zhang

Music Education and Support

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Starting Again, Even When You’re Tired of Starting Again

Oct 2, 2025

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9 min read

Starting Again, Even When You’re Tired of Starting Again

But maybe it gets easier each time. I’ll tell you why.

Brian Zhang
Brian Zhang

Music Education and Support

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The Stigma That’s Killing Musicians

Aug 12, 2025

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10 min read

The Stigma That’s Killing Musicians

If you think mental health in music isn’t real... well, f*** you. But I’ll keep fighting for the musicians who need it

Brian Zhang
Brian Zhang

Music Education and Support

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Why musicians like me find it so hard to ask for help

Jul 29, 2025

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8 min read

Why musicians like me find it so hard to ask for help

My ego will hate me for saying this...

Brian Zhang
Brian Zhang

Music Education and Support

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Never Enough

Jun 17, 2025

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9 min read

Never Enough

For every artist who’s ever wondered if they’re enough

Brian Zhang
Brian Zhang

Music Education and Support

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Opening up about my mental health saved me — maybe this can help you open up too.

Jun 3, 2025

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11 min read

Opening up about my mental health saved me — maybe this can help you open up too.

If you're struggling in silence as a musician, this might help you find the words

Brian Zhang
Brian Zhang

Stories

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If Ed Sheeran can ask for help, so can you. It’s okay to not be okay.

May 13, 2025

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10 min read

If Ed Sheeran can ask for help, so can you. It’s okay to not be okay.

Because behind every great musician is a mental health story we never hear. Until now.

Brian Zhang
Brian Zhang

Community

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You have to suffer to be a "Real Artist"

Mar 12, 2025

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10 min read

You have to suffer to be a "Real Artist"

Or Is That Just What You’ve Been Told?

Brian Zhang
Brian Zhang
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