Category Archives for "Advice for New Artists"
April 10, 2012
- in Advice for New Artists , Devin by Mike
Devin – HuffPost 4.10.12
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Devin: I think recording on your own is really cool because it worked for me. I know a lot of musicians. If you’re in New York, everyone is a musician. You hear about all the terrible things, they tell you something and you think that’s […]
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April 10, 2012
- in Advice for New Artists , Ed Sheeran by Mike
Ed Sheeran – HuffPost 4.10.12
Mike Ragogna: What is your advice for new artists? Ed Sheeran: Write as many songs as possible and even if you write a bad song, you’ve already got an album and you’re never going to write that song again. Learn from your worst songs, learn from your worst gigs, do as many gigs as possible. […]
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April 6, 2012
- in Advice for New Artists , Donovan by Mike
Donovan – HuffPost 4.6.12
Mike Ragogna: Donovan, what advice do you have for new artists. Donovan: It’s the same again. If you want to make shoes you have to go learn from a cobbler. If you want to write songs, you have to learn from songwriters. If you’re singing and wanting to write, you have to study the masters. […]
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April 6, 2012
- in Advice for New Artists , Tommy Roe by Mike
Tommy Roe – HuffPost 4.6.12
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Tommy Roe: Oh boy. Just persistence. I think it’s much harder today. There are so many great musicians and entertainers, there is a lot of talent out there, and the competition is just incredible. But I think if you’re persistent and you work on your […]
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April 4, 2012
Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson – HuffPost 4.4.12
Mike Ragogna: One last thing I need from you, please, is advice for new artists. You’ve had an amazing career! Ian Anderson: My advice is to do it because you love it. There should be no sense of second best or failure attached to the idea of being an amateur musician. So, my advice to […]
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April 4, 2012
Wilson Phillips’ Carnie & Wendy Wilson and Chynna Phillips – HuffPost 4.4.12
Mike Ragogna: What is your advice to new artists? Chynna Wilson: Advice for new artists? Wow, it’s a different time, a different world for music, but never forget why you make music. Wendy Wilson: I would say don’t be afraid to be original. Go with your instincts and don’t try to be a carbon copy […]
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April 2, 2012
- in Advice for New Artists , Nanci Griffith by Mike
Nanci Griffith – HuffPost 4.2.12
Mike Ragogna: Nanci, having the wealth of experience that you do, do you have any advice that you’d like to give to new artists? Nanci Griffith: Work…you know? I mean, I respect people who are able to work well on their computers and such, but don’t rely only on that thing. Work. Get out your […]
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April 2, 2012
- in Adam Cohen , Advice for New Artists by Mike
Adam Cohen – HuffPost 4.2.12
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Adam Cohen: Advice I wish had been given to me is what I’d give, which is to say there is no consensus about what is great today. The only consensus there seems to be is that there was an era in which stuff was truly […]
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