Todd Snider – HuffPost 12.29.11

Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists?

Todd Snider: My blanket answer for that is don’t ask me for any advice. (laughs) First of all, don’t ask Todd Snider because he don’t know s**t all. (laughs) To be kind of serious though, that’s kind of a tough one. Part of me wants to say, “I wouldn’t give you any,” and that would be my best advice,” “Don’t ask for too much of it,” or “Don’t let me tell you what to do.” I think Kris Kristofferson said, “If you’re doing it for the right reason, there is no chance you will fail.” I think there’s some truth to that, but I don’t really know if I would have any good advice. I’m getting older but I still just feel like I’m getting older, and I still just feel more prone to ask for it than give it.