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July 11, 2011
A Conversation with George Thorogood – HuffPost 7.11.11
Mike Ragogna: Hi, George. George Thorogood: Mike, always a pleasure. Where are you located? MR: Iowa. GT: Iowa, the home of Bob Feller. MR: Nice! GT: …and Johnny Carson, and Harmon Killebrew… MR: …and don’t forget The Donna Reed Show. GT: Oh yeah, although, it was really shot in Burbank, but that’s okay. MR: So, your […]
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July 11, 2011
George Thorogood – HuffPost 7.11.11
Mike Ragogna: Hey, considering the career you’ve had, I wanted to ask you what advice you have for new artists? George Thorogood: Stay away from fried food and stay out of Italian cars. MR: (laughs) Alright, that works. GT: That’s about the only advice I can give you. MR: Is there anything that you’re utilizing […]
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July 8, 2011
- in Advice for New Artists , Chris Valen by Mike
Chris Valan – HuffPost 7.8.11
Mike Ragogna: Musically speaking, what advice do you have for new artists? Chris Valen: Find a way to keep connected with your art, to keep challenging yourself and growing artistically, to keep looking in the mirror and smiling, to keep love in your heart and to keep hanging in there. Everything else will follow, and […]
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July 8, 2011
- in Chris Valan , Entertainment Interviews by Mike
A Conversation with Chris Valan – HuffPost 7.8.11
Mike Ragogna: Chris, your new album is titled “Fables for Fighters.” Is that how you see this assembly of songs? Chris Velan: I do, at least on some level. For the most part, they were written during a time when I was out on the road a lot, touring for my previous album, “Solidago.” I […]
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July 8, 2011
- in Advice for New Artists , Randy Montana by Mike
Randy Montana – HuffPost 7.8.11
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Randy Montana: Just keep after it. The best advice I ever got — and this was a long time ago — was “put your blinders on.” Have that tunnel vision. It’s like I was saying earlier, you can only do what you can do. You […]
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July 8, 2011
- in Advice for New Artists , Gavin DeGraw by Mike
Gavin DeGraw – HuffPost 7.8.11
Mike Ragogna: You know, I usually ask this at the end of interviews, but let me ask you right now: what is your advice for new artists? Gavin DeGraw: My advice is to accept the environment for what it is, and get into if for the right reasons. Then, you’ll be able to deal with […]
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July 8, 2011
A Conversation with Randy Montana – HuffPost 7.8.11
Mike Ragogna: Thanks for the interview, Randy. Randy Montana: Thanks for having me. MR: First of all, how did you get signed? RM: Well, you know, I’d been playing in a band in college and we were going around doing a lot of fraternity parties in the Southeast. That’s kind of where the bug really […]
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July 8, 2011
- in Entertainment Interviews , Gavin DeGraw by Mike
A Conversation with Gavin DeGraw – HuffPost 7.8.11
Mike Ragogna: Gavin, you’re releasing your album “Sweeter” soon, which is your fourth studio album, right? Gavin DeGraw: Exactly. It’s my fourth album that I’ve made, and it’s my third major release. MR: Plus you’ve had a couple of live albums in the mix, too. GD: Yeah, I’ve done a couple other types of recordings. […]
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