Category Archives for "Advice for New Artists"
April 23, 2014
Sebastian Bach – HuffPost 4.23.14
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Sebastian Bach: Make something that you love. That’s it. If you honestly love it yourself you win. You win. Because nobody can take that away from you, and that lasts forever. In my experience, if I really love the music that I make myself and […]
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April 21, 2014
Melanie Martinez – HuffPost 4.21.14
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Melanie Martinez: Well, I am a new artist myself. I’ve learned a lot so far and I’m excited to learn more. But I think the only advice I can really give is to just really ask yourself if you want to do this. If you […]
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April 21, 2014
James Iha – HuffPost 4.21.14
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? James Iha: I think up and coming artists are just as driven as they used to be and they know what they need to do, just follow the dream. I don’t want to be cynical and say, “Don’t follow the dream,” so that’s the only […]
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April 18, 2014
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Mindi Abair – HuffPost 4.18.14
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Mindi Abair: What advice? Hmm, that’s a really good question. I learned a lesson pretty early on that was great for me to learn: When I was in high school I wanted to be in the jazz band, the Florida All-State Jazz Band–I’m from Saint […]
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April 18, 2014
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Nils Lofgren – HuffPost 4.18.14
Mike Ragogna: What do you think about advice for new artists? Or, you know, something that they can take away as advice? Nils Lofgren: I was very blessed early on, I hit the road when I was seventeen and shortly after that I met Neil Young and by eighteen I was living in David Briggs’ […]
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April 17, 2014
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Michael Penn – HuffPost 4.17.14
Mike Ragogna: Michael, what advice do you have for new artists? Michael Penn: Do what means something to you. That’s all I can say. If you had asked me that question twenty years ago, which someone did, my answer would have been, “Learn HTML.” At this point, I’m not sure that matters. But I have […]
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April 17, 2014
Foghat’s Roger Earl – HuffPost 4.17.14
Mike Ragogna: Hey, what advice do you have for new artists? Roger Earl: Get a real job. No, I think with music you do it because you want to play, because you feel like you’ve got something to say and it’s the most important thing in your life. You don’t do it because you want […]
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April 16, 2014
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Dolly Parton – HuffPost 4.16.14
Mike Ragogna: Dolly, I have to ask you my traditional question. What is your advice for new artists? Dolly Parton: Well as I’ve often said, I try not to give advice, I just try to pass on some information. But I think it’s true with anything, like that old saying, “To thine own self be […]
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