Category Archives for "Advice for New Artists"
October 31, 2011
- in Advice for New Artists , Pegi Young by Mike
Pegi Young – HuffPost 10.31.11
Mike Ragogna: Pegi, what advice do you have for new artists? Pegi Young: The only advice I have is just be true to yourself. Be as honest as you can be. Be true to yourself, don’t listen to what everybody is telling you, just be true to yourself. Make your music for yourself because at […]
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October 31, 2011
- in Advice for New Artists , Tommy Keene by Mike
Tommy Keene – HuffPost 10.31.11
Mike Ragogna: What advice would you give to new artists these days? Tommy Keene: As far as labels? MR: As far as what an artist should be doing. Like, where does one start? TK: Well, the internet. Nowadays, all you have to do is put a song up on MySpace or whatever. I think a […]
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October 28, 2011
John Wesley Harding – HuffPost 10.28.11
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? John Wesley Harding: Don’t leave your wallet in the dressing room. MR: Past experience? JWH: Many times. (laughs) It’s a lesson I’m still trying to learn. MR: Do you have any other words of wisdom? JWH: I actually thought of one of these the other […]
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October 28, 2011
Stephen Kellogg – HuffPost 10.28.11
Mike Ragogna: I want to ask you, what advice do you have for new artists? Stephen Kellogg: This isn’t original advice here, but I read something recently that said, “Focus on the music, writing great songs, and putting on a great show.” Don’t get to sucked into the internet and feel like it’s all marketing […]
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October 28, 2011
- in Advice for New Artists , Thomas Dolby by Mike
Thomas Dolby – HuffPost 10.28.11
Mike Ragogna: So, let me ask you about new artists. Is there any advice you would give to them? Thomas Dolby: It’s to follow your heart. Every artist when they’re 17 believes that the public’s going to hear their music and fall in love with them and they’ll be a superstar. When I was 17, […]
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October 26, 2011
fun.’s Andrew Dost – HuffPost 10.26.11
Mike Ragogna: What advice might you have for new artists? Andrew Dost: I would say that the most important thing is to try to find out what you are, and really believe in that. I spent many years trying to write a lot like Ben Folds or John Lennon or Rivers Cuomo. I think that’s […]
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October 26, 2011
Mutemath’s Darren King – HuffPost 10.26.11
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Darren King: Well, I’m so thankful for the encouragement I got from my church. I will defend my church to the death for this despite any of its flaws. I got to play music for all these people–and I played it horribly and really loudly–but […]
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October 24, 2011
The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne – HuffPost 10.24.11
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Wayne Coyne: The music business is changing a lot, so depending on musicians you admire and which ones you feel like you want to be like, I would say for the world of music and people who are allowed to make it and live in […]
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