Everest’s Russ Pollard – HuffPost 12.30.10

Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists?

Russ Pollard: My only advice is to do what you want, who cares what anybody else thinks. Be confident because people are drawn to confidence. People want to be entertained, they don’t want to see fear or a lack of self respect. So, you have to believe in yourself and you have to work really hard and you have to be used to being broke.

MR: The having to get used to being broke part is one of the more original things I’ve heard. I don’t think anybody else has said that.

RP: It’s the sad truth. There are good things that come from starving people as far as art is concerned.