Ana Vidović: commitment

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…As you made the transition from prodigy to adult and professional performer, was there a moment where you deliberately recommitted yourself and decided you weren’t going to quit? Or was it just inertia — you kept on going? What was the key moment there? I think there were a few. There was definitely a point where I decided, okay, I know this is going to be difficult, but I have to continue. This is all I know. My whole life, that’s the only thing I know. I never really had a chance to do anything else in my life. Of course, I love it. It’s great to have music in your life, but you have to make a commitment. You can’t just say, “Oh, I’ll see what happens.” It’s a commitment because it’s a difficult profession. Like I said before, there’s no guarantee. Sometimes you won’t make it. Sometimes you’ll work hard, and then nothing happens. There were times like that when I thought, “Nothing’s happening. Am I doing something wrong?” But you keep going. I never really looked back. There were difficult times, but yes, I made a decision. “Okay, I have to do this. There is no other way. I will do this and take necessary steps.” Perseverance is a very important part of what we do, and you have to keep going. But that came in my teenage years, when I said, “Okay, I’m doing this. I’m probably going to do this for the rest of my life, so whatever comes, I’m going to have to deal with it.” I think for everybody it’s different, but for me personally, it was that way. I had to really consciously make a decision. The last two questions. First, what will you do next?…

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