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I have an interview tonight. i’m a little confused as to how to refer to it since it’s not exactly a radio program…it’s a podcast, but it has a call in format like a radio show..anyways…
one thing that happens every time is after the interview i start thinking of what i should have said and i get really tense because i feel i didn’t represent my views well enough either because the person asking the questions (notice i didn’t say journalist) wasn’t experienced enough to coax the right answer out of me or because i wasn’t quick enough to frame the answer properly.
hey, i know…
why don’t i state how i really feel right now?
The music industry.
I think artists should stop complaining about the music industry. That goes for the mediocre bedroom artists who’ll never make it, to the big names whining cause their profits have diminished. It’s a business. Get over it.
First of all, all these no-names have a voice and an audience that reaches the entire world through technologies like myspace and facebook so enjoy it and s.t.f.u.
Second of all, most of the big names got so big because they did something they loved so much that they became one of the best at it but up until they got paid for it they did it for free….ALOT! So s.t.f.u. and enjoy what you love.
Signing with a major label.
Would i do it? probably not. why? I see all of these artists signed up to these labels and sub labels as slaves. If all they’re ever going to do is create commercially viable product..then great…go for it. But if you plan to grow as an *artist* and create a great work of art someday, I feel it’s better to give yourself that opportunity by not signing your art over to someone trying to make money off of it.
On being an independent artist.
Do yourself a favor and get an education and a real job. My parents drilled that into me and even though i hated it…it was some of the best advice ever given to me. What I see happening all too often is people with all the best intentions making desperate decisions. Do it on the side until you get noticed. It takes discipline, but so does starving. And heaven forbid you should need medical attention. All that’s going to happen in the long run if you don’t make it is you will be a sorry, bitter mess of a human being trying to scramble around and eek out a wage as security guard or a janitor, when you could have been a music teacher all along and still pursued your dream.
Where is the music going?
If you’re younger than 30 years of age this is a fair question i guess. The answer is who knows? and. Who cares? You see, here’s how it works youngster. Everything that’s popular when you’re 13-19 will become popular again when you’re in your 30s and 40s. If you’re lucky, you’ll live in a time when something really fresh and interesting happens when you’re in your teen years…for my generation it was hip-hop and house music and techno (the Detroit/original kind) and industrial and new wave and punk,and even the pop music was interesting, Prince blew everyone away…because when it does come back around it’ll bring a smile to your face.
To the younger generations…stop being so freakin’ passive and shake things up a little.
is it the future yet?
