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Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Sara Watkins: Ah. See a bunch of shows. Go to as many shows as you can and try to invest yourself in a community of players who are lifers and who you can just be with and share life with and play with. It’s important […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: Chris, what advice do you have for new artists?” Chris Thile: Oh, let’s see. My chief advice right now would be to have periods of both voracious listening and complete silence. Listen, listen, listen, listen, be so honest with yourself about what you love and what you don’t love about what you’re hearing […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: I wanted to ask you, after all your years of playing, being the musician’s musician, what advice would you have for new artists? Chris Thile: I meet a lot of aspiring musicians who are so worried about their careers, worried about their professional advancement, getting discovered and getting a break and all that […]
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