Nick Mery – HuffPost 4.26.13

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

Nick Mery: Get a job, you bums! But in all seriousness, embrace the need to constantly evolve. You need to fall down a lot, make changes, take criticism for all it’s worth, and use all of it to push you one step at a time. It’s easy to make cover songs on YouTube, but copying artists who are popular because of trends will result in you fading out as fast as they do. Make sure that your soul is a part of your work, and be honest about it.

MR: What’s the best advice you ever received?

NM: In 2008, my friend Edwin told me to “reward loyalty with loyalty.” I’ve been working with him ever since.