Category Archives for "Advice for New Artists"
October 2, 2012
Duran Duran’s Roger Taylor – HuffPost 10.2.12
Mike Ragogna: Roger, what advice do you have for new artists? Roger Taylor: Of course, you would say something different now. We were lucky when we started. We came just after The Beatles and Queen and The Stones, bands that had this huge catalog of music and longevity. David Bowie was another one. There was […]
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October 2, 2012
The Avett Brothers’ Seth Avett – HuffPost 10.2.12
MR: What advice do you have for new artists? SA: Mike, advice I would have for a new artist would be to keep the career aspect in its place. Don’t ignore it, because if you want to make a living playing music, you have to be legitimate. You have to pay taxes and you have […]
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October 2, 2012
Frisbie’s Mary Frisbie Wood – HuffPost 10.2.12
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Mary Frisbie Wood: What remains constant is the need to be great at your craft as a songwriter and musician. That takes years of practice. If you’re a songwriter, write songs, and then write some more. Listen to the greats and learn from them: Leonard […]
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September 28, 2012
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James Taylor – HuffPost 9.28.12
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? James Taylor: Oh, man. You know, the main thing is to remember why you’re an artist and not an investment banker. It’s soul food. You have to celebrate and enjoy the fact that you’ve made the kind of decision with your life to dedicate it […]
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September 26, 2012
Dave Grusin – HuffPost 9.26.12
Mike Ragogna: All right, I have a traditional question for you wonderful, high-falootin’ industry moguls. Well, everyone, really. What advice do you have for new artists? Dave Grusin: You’re talking about musicians in general, or film people? MR: Let’s talk about music. DG: Yeah, music in general. Here’s what I believe: There are no magic […]
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September 26, 2012
GRP’s Larry Rosen – HuffPost 9.26.12
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Larry Rosen: You know, you’ve got to look at the people that came before. I think understanding Duke Ellington and John Coltrane will give you a better insight into where all this should be going and where it’s going to go, because the other influences […]
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September 24, 2012
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Melanie Safka – HuffPost 9.24.12
Mike Ragogna: All right. Melanie, what advice do you have for new artists? Melanie Safka: Wow. God. I would just say examine what your motives are and be careful what you wish for. People ask me this a lot. Listen…listen to things that move you and then if you have something to add to that, […]
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September 21, 2012
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Art Garfunkel – HuffPost 9.21.12
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Art Garfunkel: Be careful of advice. Be very personal and private about your sense of what’s good about you. If it’s not a sense of what’s great about you, give it up. You’ve got to think you’re great and you have to close the doors […]
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