Mike Ragogna: With the incredible career that you’ve had, what advice would you give to new artists? Roger Taylor: Oh, believe in yourself and stay with it. Don’t let anybody tell you different. Just have faith in yourself.
Continue readingMike Ragogna: Do you have any advice for new artists? Johnny Winter: Listen to the older people. Listen to the people that came before and try to learn from them. You really need that background before you just start doing your own stuff–you’ve got to hear the older people. MR: Do you think there is […]
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Mike Ragogna: Steve, hey. Steve Howe: Hello Michael. How are you? MR: Extraordinary, how are you? SH: Everything’s good. MR: Last time we were together, it was with Dax Kimbrough and you were with Asia. SH: Yeah, we’ve been very busy, we’ve had to cool our heels after we finished on June 18th. We did […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: How are you doing, Cole? J. Cole: I’m excellent. How are you doing, brother? MR: Excellent. You have a new album, Cole World: The Sideline Story. Let’s get into that title. JC: The title is a Tupac title, actually. The Cole World, I guess is basically saying, “Don’t expect to get treated friendly because anything […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: What advice to you have for new artists? Sheila E.: What did I say the last time? (laughs) MR: Work hard, study your craft…something like that, I don’t remember. SE: No, you’re pretty close. Absolutely. No, you’ve got to work hard. You have to study. You have to understand what you want to […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: Hey, how are you? Sheila E: I’m fantastic, thank you. MR: Sheila, you are always fantastic. SE: (laughs) Life is good, what can I say? MR: Life is good and you have a new album Now & Forever that you made with your family. Can you tell me how you guys decided to come together […]
Continue reading“I always feel like I have more work to do because somebody out there doesn’t know about me. That’s my goal, to a) get better, and b) get bigger.”
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