YPAW 11: Vincent Tan

Episode 11 of the You Play A What? podcast, hosted by Vincent Tan, titled "YPAW 11: Vincent Tan" was published on August 19, 2020 and runs 71 minutes.

August 19, 2020 ·71m · You Play A What?

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Summary

On this episode, I speak to myself about myself. To be honest, this I did impress myself and that I was able to continue talk for over an hour about my life. I do apologize to all my friends that had to endure that, I hope I do let you guys get a word in every now and then. My musical journey is full of irony and turbulence, I find that during a time where I was winning competition, I wasn't happy, I find that during the time I was happy, I was taking a step back from the instrument. Tune in to this episode as I chat about my education journey and career developments.

Episode Description

I has been difficult for me to come out and talk about what has happened in my education journey because of the potential ramifications of my words. Whilst it is not in the recording itself, I was the receiving end of statements like "This is £20, or you could just send me a few pictures of your girlfriend." "Since we are performing a Japanese piece, why don't you go on and speak in a foreign language, it doesn't have to be Japanese and then we can break you up and you can introduce the piece in English. It will be quite funny." Is it really funny though? All these statements coming from someone you had for many years admired and respected. How would you respond to that? How would you respond when you request for a change and what you got in return was an email filled with hate asking you to reflect on your laziness and lack of motivation for your inabilities.

For me, I started to see people for who they really are. Strip away everything and see a person for who they are. It is extremely unfortunate that what could have been the best four years of my life has been so badly tainted by the actions of a single person. It is scary how much we empower others to have control over us, so much control that we allow them to destroy and take away what we hold so dear to us. To anyone that is feeling this way, I encourage you to take back your dignity and control of your life. Get rid of negativity, get rid of toxicity.

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