Category Archives for "Advice for New Artists"
September 13, 2012
Ian Hunter – HuffPost 9.13.12
Mike Ragogna: Ian, with a career like you’ve had, what advice do you have for new artists? Ian Hunter: Hell, I don’t know. I really don’t know what they’re up against these days. It’s moving so quickly, it’s almost like you’ve got to be an IT genius to keep up with what you’re supposed to […]
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September 13, 2012
Alvin Lee – HuffPost 9.13.12
Mike Ragogna: Alvin, what information or advice might you have for new artists? Alvin Lee: New artists? Actually, these days, my advice is to throw away your PlayStation and pick up an instrument. I’m a bit of a PlayStation junkie myself, but had I had a PlayStation or a computer as a teenager, I probably […]
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September 10, 2012
- in Advice for New Artists , Emeli Sandé by Mike
Emeli Sandé – HuffPost 9.10.12
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Emeli Sandé: Know what you want to say. Make sure you know exactly what type of artist you are before you pursue any type of record deals, all of those types of things. They’ll always be in place for you to take, but knowing what […]
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September 5, 2012
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s Scotty Morris – HuffPost 9.5.12
Mike Ragogna: Scotty, especially after your twentieth anniversary, what is your advice for new artists? Scotty Morris: Stick to your guns. The one thing that you can pretty much always count on is that heat rises. That’s a given in life thing. You always know when a song is going to work because when you […]
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August 31, 2012
- in Advice for New Artists , Harry Shearer by Mike
Harry Shearer – HuffPost 8.31.12
MR: Harry, what is your advice for new artists? I’m talking about musical artists at this point. HS: Stupid stuff like practice your instrument, if you’re still old-fashioned enough to be playing an instrument. But the advice I give to anybody who is thinking about show business, if you don’t have to do it, don’t […]
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August 29, 2012
Smash Mouth’s Steve Harwell – HuffPost 8.29.12
Mike Ragogna: Steve, what advice do you have for new artists? Steve Harwell: Well, you know, the industry’s changed. It operates in a different way. It’s more of a challenge, I’ll tell you that. I think my biggest advice to anyone — and I’ve always said this and I’ll say it again — Practice, practice, […]
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August 29, 2012
- in Advice for New Artists , Ben Howard by Mike
Ben Howard – HuffPost 8.29.12
Mike Ragogna: I have to ask you my traditional question for all artists, which is what is your advice for new artists? Ben Howard: My advice. Ooh, I don’t know. I never feel privileged enough to be in that position. MR: Are there any basics that you’ve come across in your own career that you […]
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August 27, 2012
Radney Foster – HuffPost 8.27.12
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Radney Foster: Work very, very hard. Realize that you’re not selling perfection. You are not even creating perfection. You’re selling an emotion or feeling and that the more emotion you can reel in and gather into a song, the more people are going to believe […]
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