To Share or not to Share?

I completed 12 hours of recording, which resulted in 3 demos. I wrangled The Big Sky in the wee hours of the morning, wishing desperately I had a pedal steel around, and for that matter, a pedal steel player somewhere in sight. It's one of the first songs I completed when coming to Albuquerque, and pedal steel has a nice way to communicate warmth yet desolation - the desert life.





I posted the demos to my Reverbnation page, and then to my Facebook page this morning. It's a struggle, because I know these songs aren't really, truly finished. There's a better engineer with better know how on how to capture these ideas and mix it properly. There are better players who could execute parts more like how I imagined, especially that elusive tone dilemma. And there is a pedal steel player for The Big Sky. Why not wait until then? When is the right time? When are these pieces done? Would I even know?

When I first woke up, I wondered why we share music, or any art for that matter. Again, it's another aspect of the process that I, in essence, hate. I feel I'm calling attention to myself and I'm not sure I want this part of my world, well...in the world. But it seems a necessary part of the process. I just wish I knew why I know that.