Lindi Ortega – HuffPost 11.5.12

Mike Ragogna: What is your advice for new artists?

Lindi Ortega: If you want to get into the music industry, be prepared to work your ass off. It’s a very tough industry, and you have to be involved very much, and you have to sacrifice other areas of your life. You have to be full-on, and I think the main reason for doing this kind of career is that it’s got to be out of love; you’ve got to love what you’re doing every night. For artists like me who aren’t on major labels, it’s all about winning one fan over at a time. I have to work very hard to do that, and I’m happy to work that hard because I love what I do. But I think if I didn’t love what I do, then it could be annoying just because there is so much travel and there’s really little time for anything other than music. Lucky for me, I’m a lover of making music.