A Really Short Conversation with Miguel – HuffPost 4.30.12

Mike Ragogna: Miguel, “One Night in Austin”…Perez Hilton. How did it feel? (Note: This interview took place at SXSW)

Miguel: Good, man. I feel really cool to finally kick off a show, I just wanted to get the crowd warm as best we could and we went out there and had a good time.

MR: How do you think you did?

M: Judging by the crowd, it felt really good. It felt awesome, actually. One of the better shows of the week.

MR: Miguel, what is your advice for new artists?

M: Work hard. I mean, that’s the best advice someone gave me. You look at artists who are at the top now and they work harder than a lot of brand new artists, honestly. Even if people don’t like what it is that you’re about, what your music is about, they have to respect hard work. At the end of the day, I think that’s what it’s really all about. That’s what separates good from great.

MR: Nice, and as far as your recordings?

M: We put out an album a year and a half ago, and we’re blessed to have had some commercial success with it, and I’ve been really keen on giving back to my fans in some shape or form. So now what I’m doing is putting out three micro-EPs. We put one out and it’s all Art Dealer Chic. It’s all free music, you can go to https://ArtDealerChic.com, and then let me know what you think about it at my Twitter athttps://Twitter.com/MiguelUnlimited.

Transcribed by Narayana Windenberger