An optimistic outlook fools the devil into leaving you alone.
Helping someone you’re angry at makes you less angry at them.
Eyes are the window to the soul…sunglasses make you look cool, but go ahead and take them off.
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Bands are just messy.
Bands are the worst. And the best.
If you’re going to be in a band you’re going to have to learn to forgive.
And forgiveness isn’t about clearing up the differences, it’s about keeping going despite them.
It’s not about making things right, but keeping going despite justice not being served this time.
(Hopefully you can clear up differences and make things right more often than not…after all, you’re in a band. But…)
Being in a band is great place to learn forgiveness, because you’ll get a lot of practice if you’re willing to practice.
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When you are playing in Minneapolis, you’re not concerned with the people in Chicago…yet. You’ll concern yourself with the people in Chicago the following night when you play in Chicago.
While in Minneapolis you focus on Minneapolis because that is where you are. Those are the people you are with, the interactions you are having. You are fully immersed in the world around you, and you happen to be in Minneapolis.
And that’s the trick.
Fully immersing yourself in the world around you.
Be it on the road or off of it. Be it in the studio or in the meeting. Rehearsal or writing. Doing the photo shoot or giving the interview. Going to the grocery store or at the park. Helping a buddy move or at a baseball game.
The world around you is the world you’ve been given for the moment.
Wherever that is, embrace it, pay attention to it, serve it, learn from it, have fun with it.
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What is your opinion?
It’s one of the most valuable things you can ask someone to shine a light on them and express your value of them.
If you want to have deeper friendships, ask better questions.
And ‘whats your option’ is a better question…if you mean it and are interested in the answer.
The music industry is riddled with half baked relationships in need of more intentionality and depth.
Good questions are simple, answers are difficult, and the willingness to take the journey is very very important in the world we live in.
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Hits sound different.
They just do. They have a different zip and flow.
When you play them in a live set there is a redemptive quality to them. It brings it all back.
You can visibly see the crowd go “ahhhhhh”, almost as a sigh of relief, or vindication of their attendance.
An artist can be trucking along in the set, playing a lot of good songs, having a great show, and then they play THAT song and it raises the level of the overall experience.
Hits just sound different. And that sound changes things.
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If you have loose ends out there, tie them up.
Loose ends meaning…
that old manager who you just kinda stopped talking to.
the family member who “gave” you $5,000 to make your first demo.
the ex-ex-ex guitar player who was there during the writing session a million years ago, but you’re using the riff on a new song.
the person you told you wouldn’t forget about when you make it big.
the family friend who got you some meetings…and always reminds you about it.
the guy who introduced you to the lady who introduced you to the head of the company.
As things go well for you (which is the goal), your loose ends will wave their tails. And it’s going to be ugly.
The second any of your loose ends see and smell $$, they’re coming out…reminding you, or their lawyer reminding you of their entitlement. And then you will have to deal with it. It will be stressful and awful.
So deal with it now, today, immediately.
Take a few minutes and think hard about where your loose ends are, or might be. The few minutes could save you thousands…or much more.
p.s. And it’s not just about the money…
-when your loose ends awaken, it will be at the worst moment. It will not only cost you money, but the mental and emotional energy that it takes to deal with the volcano instead of focusing on your actual career is life sucking.
-one other thing…when you do the hard work of tying up all the loose ends before they bite you, you can proceed with confidence and peacefulness knowing no one’s coming to get you.
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