I've been thinking long and hard about this blog and if it helps you guys. I hope it does. I've been writing how to articles and doing interviews on different aspects on you being a successful musician for years. My aim is to create good relationships with musicians and help them in any way possible. I'm not here to sell a bunch of stuff that you the player won't want. Nor am I here to be famous and full of myself.
I hope I don't come across as a know-it-all. Believe me I don't know squat. I love musicians who aren't just loyal to being a working musician, but want to help other musicians and create solid relationships that bond players as friends, and want to create value for musicians---without asking for anything in return.
I'm not going to give any music business or gear advice or anything of the kind in this blog post. What I'm trying to get across to you guys is that being a musician is about listening, learning and always staying connected to others in the music community as a friend. Not as a musician who just wants to make more money. You'll learn more as a musician onstage and in talks with other musicians if you just listen and take notes. It's not about being the most Bad-Ass axeman.
Like I said in an earlier article about a quote from Bluesman Albert Collins, and I'm paraphrasing big time, that you should play your ass off on-stage, but let others show their wares as well or you're just a big-mouth. Then when you step off the stage be humble and keep learning from other musicians, and create value. Be an approachable musician who will play with anyone.
By cultivating friendships first and helping other musicians, you'll be a successful musician. Yes, I realize that you still need to develop your music business, but if you spend most of your time just playing music and neglecting other musicians, and even your family--you won't have any true success.
I'm always here to help musicians and feel that music is something that is so ingrained in me that I know it's something I need to keep doing. In order to see musicians like you have the kind of success you deserve without hopefully coming across as just some guy selling something, I know if I am not helping you the way I should, please tell me how I can correct it in order to help you better.
As you can see I've thought a long time about this. I wish success for all musicians and to develop life long relationships with other musicians and fans that make you realize you made the right choice. Then gaining the spiritual and emotional benefit of playing with other musicians, and helping them become better musicians and people.
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