A Conversation with Nikki Sixx – HuffPost 5.6.11

Mike Ragogna: Nikki, you good? Nikki Sixx: I’m good. MR: Nice. Okay, let’s get right into your new book, This Is Gonna Hurt. Can you tell us about it? NS: Well, basically, writers write, photographers shoot photos, musicians write music–that’s what we do. So, I’m always writing, and a lot of people don’t know how aggressive […]

Darlene Love – HuffPost 5.4.11

Mike Ragogna: After such a beautiful and exciting career, what advice do you have for new artists? Darlene Love: Have a love for the music and be very patient. That’s the bottom line. You can’t let anybody steal your dream.

Yael Naim – HuffPost 5.4.11

Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Yael Naim: Just concentrate on your music and it will bring you many other things. Sometimes, we want some success right away and we go too fast and the music doesn’t get enough maturity, and even if it’s out, you find yourself “naked.” Really, take […]

A Conversation with Yael Naim – HuffPost 5.4.11

Mike Ragogna: Yael, you were the first Israeli artist to have a U.S. Top Ten single with “New Soul” back in 2008. What was the experience like for you? Yael Naim: it was incredible to reach such a historical musical result without really trying and it happened so fast. It was like a little “miracle.” […]

A Conversation with Josh Groban – HuffPost 5.4.11

Mike Ragogna: Josh, are you there? Josh Groban: I am here. MR: Let’s talk about the tour. JG: Yeah. Finally, after four years, I’m excited to get back on the road. It’s the most fun I have in my whole career, getting out there and kind of reworking new and old songs for new audiences […]

Josh Groban – HuffPost 5.4.11

Mike Ragogna: I’ve asked you this before, but again, do you have any advice for new artists? Josh Groban: The business is changing so rapidly, I would say that the biggest thing that any new artist has is their grass roots connection with any and all new fans. I would say keep your head down, […]

A Conversation with Darlene Love – HuffPost 5.4.11

Mike Ragogna: Darlene, your new anthology, The Sound Of Love, covers a lot of territory, and it’s hard to know where to get started because you’ve had such a wonderful career. But let’s go all the way back to California, when you were a part of the The Blossoms. What was the origin of that vocal […]

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