Peter Frampton – HuffPost 10.25.12

Mike Ragogna: Peter, what advice do you have for new artists?

Peter Frampton: It’s a terrible time for the music industry now. I don’t mean to be a downer, but that’s the way it is. We don’t know where it’s going. Music is now becoming “free,” and it’s very difficult for new artists to start. My advice to new artists is to not follow a trend, but to start one. By that, I mean to not be tempted to do what business people might suggest to you, to jump on the bandwagon, but to be strong. Your own material is your identity and I think that’s what you need to stick to. The power of your audience is in the hand of the artist now via all the media — Facebook and Twitter and Instagram and all of them — all of the new available techniques to get to people. I think that you are your best publicist and record company and everything right now when starting out. There have been many artists recently that have proven this. I don’t think it’s a time to despair, I think it’s a time to really go after what you want to do and not sell yourself short. Stick to your guns and to your gut instincts on your own music.