Category Archives for "Advice for New Artists"
April 12, 2013
- in Advice for New Artists , Don Felder , Eagles by Mike
Don Felder – HuffPost 4.12.13
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Don Felder: I think the best advice I could give any new artist is to be as prepared as you possibly can. I spent years in the recording studio, learning how to make records, working six days a week and making fifty dollars a week. […]
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April 10, 2013
Todd Rundgren – HuffPost 4.10.13
Mike Ragogna: Last time we spoke, I asked you for your advice for new artists, so I want to flip that around a little this time. What was the best advice that you got? Todd Rundgren: Hmm…Well, the problem was that I got advice, but did not heed it, and maybe that was good. The […]
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April 8, 2013
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Molly Ringwald – HuffPost 4.8.13
Mike Ragogna: Which is what advice do you have for new artists? Molly Ringwald: You know, I kind of make it a policy not to give advice. I feel like everybody needs to follow their own path and really needs to listen to their own core, which I guess is a kind of advice. Not […]
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April 4, 2013
- in Advice for New Artists , Spencer Day by Mike
Spencer Day – HuffPost 4.4.13
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Spencer Day: That is a great and difficult question. I suppose the primary thing I’d tell any new artist I meet–it might sound cliché–but it’s really to stay true to what you want to do, and to check in with yourself to make sure that […]
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April 2, 2013
Go-Go’s Belinda Carlisle – HuffPost 4.2.13
Mike Ragogna: What is your advice for new artists? Belinda Carlisle: Don’t do drugs. That’s it. That’s the only advice I give to kids because it’s ruined so many careers, and it’s gotten in the way of creativity. That’s the only advice I give to anybody. Don’t do drugs.
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April 2, 2013
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AJ Croce – HuffPost 4.2.13
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? AJ Croce: Work really hard I guess is the best advice that I can give. Practice as hard as you can for as long as you can when you’re young. The older I get, the more I recognize how lucky I was to have known […]
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March 29, 2013
The Proclaimers’ Charlie Reid – HuffPost 3.29.13
Mike Ragogna: What was the best advice you ever got? Charlie Reid: Get a lawyer. MR: What advice do you have for new artists? CR: Write what you know and stick to your principles.
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March 25, 2013
A Rocket To The Moon’s Nick Santino – HuffPost 3.25.13
Mike Ragogna: What is your advice for new artists? Nick Santino: Man, I just say keep going. You can’t really give up. There are a lot of times–whether we play a crappy show or nobody comes–where I can’t help but be bummed out and think, “Why am I even doing this anymore?” Then I go […]
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