Category Archives for "Advice for New Artists"
September 10, 2010
Slayer’s Tom Araya and Kerry King – HuffPost 9.10.10
Mike Ragogna: Speaking of kids, do you have any advice for new or young musicians? Kerry King: You’ve gotta f**kin’ practice a lot. I don’t. I scare myself sometimes when I think about how good I could be if I really tried. Tom Araya: You know, don’t give up. Be persistent. Don’t listen to critics; […]
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September 7, 2010
Slash – HuffPost 9.7.10
Mike Ragogna: Slash, do you have any advice for new artists? Slash: Do I have any advice for new artist? Wow, it’s such a crazy business right now. There was a really great band that we were just playing with on tour who were scared to death because the record company is putting all sorts […]
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September 6, 2010
- in Advice for New Artists , Pete Seeger by Mike
Pete Seeger – HuffPost 9.6.10
Mike Ragogna: Do you have any advice for young people? Pete Seeger: I give out advice all the time, and one is to get as much information as you can whether it’s from books or the internet because the information revolution may save the human race. Nobody knows what the future is going to be. […]
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September 6, 2010
- in Advice for New Artists , Bill Frisell by Mike
Bill Frisell – HuffPost 9.6.10
Mike Ragogna: From your first solo album till now, how do your feel you’ve progressed as an artist? Bill Frisell: Oh man, I don’t know. I hope I’m progressing. That’s what’s so amazing about music; every time you start doing it, every moment is like you’re at the beginning. In a way, I feel the […]
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September 3, 2010
Randy Bachman & Fred Turner – HuffPost 9.3.10
Mike Ragogna: Do you have any advice for up and coming artists? Randy Bachman: Well, it has to be your passion. You have to want to do it regardless. Whether you get paid, or shafted, or screwed, at the end of the day, you have to say, “That was a great gig, I really enjoyed […]
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September 1, 2010
The Grateful Dead’s Mickey Hart – HuffPost 9.1.10
Mike Ragogna: What kind of advice do you have for new musicians? Mickey Hart: Don’t do it unless you really, really want to do it, unless it really means something to you, and it becomes a necessity to play music. The music business if very difficult, it’s not just the skill to play music, but […]
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August 30, 2010
- in Advice for New Artists , Xavier Rudd by Mike
Xavier Rudd – HuffPost 8.30.10
[Note: I included this exchange in the “advice” section because I felt it contained inspirational information.] Mike Ragogna: Koonyum Sun includes “Sky To Ground” which is a checklist of problems, though it has a very positive message and sets up the album’s overall theme. Xavier Rudd: Thank you very much. It’s definitely been inspired by all my […]
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August 30, 2010
- in Advice for New Artists , Brian Ray by Mike
Brian Ray – HuffPost 8.30.10
Mike Ragogna: It’s encouraging to hear stories that illustrate how determination makes the difference. Brian Ray: On that subject, Mike, my deal is that I’m a self-taught blues-rock guitar player from Glendale, California. I didn’t graduate any music schools, and I don’t have any ungodly talents in that area. But I think what’s happened to […]
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