September 13, 2012

MUSIC ATTITUDE


YOUR MUSIC BUSINESS ATTITUDE

Aren’t the flowers pretty!  Smell the roses!  Listen to those birds sing!  This is a theme of attitude I hear way too often from newbie’s.  After being in this business for a very long time, I have seen many people come and many people go.  One thing the goers all have in common is they all have what I like to call Glamouritis.  Glamouritis- The lack of ability to see past the bright lights, fame and fortune.
Sadly, the goers are always unprepared to take on the reality of the monumental task ahead.  You see, they have all missed the number one step to entering the music business.  They have allowed the bright lights to blind them of the reality of the music industry.  They have missed a step.  A missed step is your worst enemy, and will come back to bite you in the, well – fill in the blank.
Unfortunately the goers are all looking for the messiah of the music business.  Someone to save them from all the hard work and steps you must take to be successful.  Wouldn’t a short cut be nice?  So would winning the lottery.  However I choose to take the steps to get where I’m going.  I have found that short cuts cause deep wounds, and deep wounds leave us empty handed.
  Are you a GOER or a STAYER? If you answered GOER—SEE YA! If you answered Stayer, then we get to take 

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