These are very difficult times for new artists. Back in the day, a hit song could really seep into a person's DNA with radio and MTV. A hit today is not the same as a hit twenty years ago. Now there is so much competition, it is very hard to reach the people. The music scene is so overly saturated.
I'm the first to admit that I can't be as good as Tolkien, and a movie can never be as good as Tolkien.