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There’s probably part of your approach that is. 

When you first implemented it, it wasn’t…now it is but you still do it the same way anyway.

With so many variables, so much difficulty, so much unknown in the wild west music business…when you found something that worked, something that everyone got excited about, a “way” of doing business, you want to hold onto it.

Finally some aspect that you don’t have to think so hard about.

But then time went on…and the thing that was truly the best idea and way of doing things is no longer the best way.

It’s a slow, often un-noticeable progression.  But now that staple idea is outdated and it’s time to reassess and implement the new way.

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You Wanted This...

…now go take care of it.

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Increasing The Odds

The odds of you becoming a big music superstar are very small. Duh.

The odds of you becoming a big music star via the specific method and set of events you’ve set up in your head, takes that very very small chance and reduces it by a bazillion. 

Be open to wisdom. 

Be willing to deviate from the storyline in your brain.

Be smart about taking a better risk than the one you wanted to take.   

Let your guts lead you…in both a cavalier way and a communal way. 

Yes, the 10 minute intro on your hit single could work, but the odds of it becoming a smash are so incredibly small, you need to take the better risk of shortening the intro to 10 seconds.  Both may be risky…but one risk is better than the other.

The future is going to be different than you think it’s going to be…but the “thinking” is the key, not being right or wrong about it.

If you become a giant music success, you’ll look back and wonder how it all came together…the funny thing is, right now, you’re wondering how it will all come together.

Lots of little things…things that didn’t and will never register in your mind. 

Trust your gut and trust your gut to trust the people around you you’ve chosen to work with.

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Writing The Opposite

If you’ve been writing ballads, write a rocker.

If you’ve been writing love songs, write a rebellious one.

If you’ve been writing about yourself, write about someone else.

If you’ve been writing about external circumstances, write introspectively.

If you’ve been taking four hours or four years to write a song, write one in 20 minutes.

If you’ve been writing on guitar, write on drums.

If you’ve been writing by yourself, write with others.

If you’ve been writing with others, write by yourself.


I certainly don’t claim to know a lot about exercise and working out at the gym, but I’ve heard that after you’ve been doing the same work out for the same muscles for a while, it has diminishing returns.

You’ve gotta switch it up, or “confuse your muscles” as they say, by doing something different and new.


I don’t know how you should go about writing tomorrow or next week.

But if you’ve been writing one way for a while, try the opposite.

Let me know how it turns out.

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Talking Guitar Tone

You spend a lot of time finding the perfect guitar tone to perfectly communicate the truth and feel of the song. 

Guitar tone X is really good, but a little more time and care and you discover guitar tone Z and it’s jus better for “some reason”.

You might consider the tone in which you lead your team too.

Having the exact right answer or a monumentally great idea or a truly helpful thought or a well thought out plan of action is pretty useless if you say it in a way that the receiver doesn’t receive it.

Finding and knowing the right tone for the right time takes a very long time…whether for your guitar or for your next conversation.

But both tones can change the world, so it’s probably worth paying attention and getting better.

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What Are We Suppose To Be Doing?

As a new band in front of a new audience, the audience is asking themselves (and/or subconsciously wondering)…what are we suppose to be doing? 

If you can and will answer that question as a new band early on, that will be helpful for everyone.

p.s. In the audience’s wondering “what are we suppose to be doing”…the word “suppose” supposes that there is in fact an answer to the question, a correct thing…and that the right answer has been figured out by the leaders on stage and will be shared (most likely by subtle yet pronounced actions) with the audience.

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