Robert Francis – HuffPost 6.17.14

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

Robert Francis: Coming back to one of the first things we talked about, it’s about being vulnerable, and to not be scared of that vulnerability.It’s really hrd to put yourself out on the line and share your deepest thoughts with the entire world. But I think as long as you’re true to yourself that right there should at least point you in the right direction. And don’t be discouraged by this strange new world we live in. I can’t even believe how much things have changed since we started. There was no Facebook, tehre was no Twitter, there was no Instagram, people really had time to listen. I think now I find a lot of songwriters are really confused, they’re like, “How do I get heard?” “How do I do this and how do I do that?” because people don’t have the time anymore to really listen like they used to, but you can’t let that derail your music. If it’s real and it’s good and you just tour and work hard and find someone close to you to help you, whoever that person may be, I think you’ll do just fine.

MR: Considering the family that you grew up in, you had a different angle coming into the music. You came in soul first.

RF: Yeah, I was lucky. Because of my “heritage,” I suppose, I never second-guessed myself once, that I would fail in this industry. I think that’s an important thing, you’ve got to be wide-eyed and go in and believe in who you are. Knock down every door.