Russ Titelman – HuffPost 8.8.12

Mike Ragogna: Russ, what is your advice for new artists?

Russ Titelman: It’s the old advice, work hard, be diligent. Know your craft, know your history. Be original. Be professional and work really hard. I don’t know what else to say.

MR: You have been so influential and one of my heroes. If you have any other words of wisdom, spit them out, man!

RT: I don’t know if I do. I’ve been very fortunate. I’ve lived my entire life making music, doing the thing that I love the most. It’s the old thing you hear, find something you love and make that your life’s work if you can, the kind of thing that you’d do for nothing, almost. I’d often thought if I wasn’t making money, I wouldn’t care. I want to be making records. Of course, the money is good. It’s nice, nothing wrong with it.

MR: When you have your heart in it and it’s your life, the cosmic term for that would be “dharma.”

RT: Yeah.