Category Archives for "Advice for New Artists"
October 24, 2012
- in Advice for New Artists , Doug Stanhope by Mike
Doug Stanhope – HuffPost 10.24.12
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new comedians? Doug Stanhope: Don’t suck. Gosh, I think of how many times I’ve said, “Stick with it.” Write a lot. Ask yourself how many times people have told you you’re funny in general. If you’re not funny…that’s the thing. I would have told Dane Cook to […]
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October 22, 2012
- in Advice for New Artists , Tony Bennett by Mike
Tony Bennett – HuffPost 10.22.12
Mike Ragogna: Tony, what advice do you have for new Latino artists? Tony Bennett: I just hope they never change. This is personal with me. They’re not just going for the quick buck, “Let’s just get a hit record and we’ll make a lot of money and it’ll be forgotten, but so what, it’ll make […]
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October 19, 2012
The Rippingtons’ Russ Freeman – HuffPost 10.19.12
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Russ Freeman: Wow! That’s a tough question. We talk about this a lot. We talk about the fact that it’s much more difficult now, revenue streams are smaller and it’s just challenging. I think you’ve got to have the passion to do it, obviously, and […]
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October 19, 2012
Jeff Lynne – HuffPost 10.19.12
Mike Ragogna: Yeah, it’s wonderful. Jeff, what advice do you have for new artists? Jeff Lynne: Uh, stick at it. That’s probably it, really. MR: Well, that’s the best advice. JL: Stick at it and don’t give up.
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October 19, 2012
Micky Dolenz – HuffPost 10.19.12
Mike Ragogna: Micky, what advice do you have for new artists? Micky Dolenz: Get a good lawyer! MR: [laughs] MD: [laughs] I’m serious. Well, you know, I would hate to be a new artist trying to break right now into this business the way it is. There isn’t anywhere near the same mechanism and infrastructure […]
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October 17, 2012
Larry Graham of Graham Central Station – HuffPost 10.17.12
Mike Ragogna: Larry, what advice do you have for new artists? Larry Graham: Well, there is available to a lot of musicians now avenues that we didn’t have when I was growing up learning music and starting to record. You have the internet and so many avenues to present your music to people. So take […]
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October 15, 2012
Donald Fagen & Michael Leonhart – HuffPost 10.15.12
Mike Ragogna: What is your advice for new artists? Michael Leonhart: Jeez. How long do you have? MR: I understand, it’s a hard one. ML: It is a hard one. We’re living in a strange time to play music with integrity. So maybe be patient. Donald Fagen: And it depends on what you want to […]
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October 13, 2012
Bad Books’ Kevin Devine – HuffPost 10.23.12
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Kevin Devine: My career has been a strange one, and in retrospect I would call it a lucky one, and even a charmed one on some levels, but I would say in the traditional music industry I would be a never-was, or a has-been, or […]
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