In a crowd of a thousand, you clap because the person next to you is clapping and cheering. They started clapping because the person in front of them decided to clap.
Follow this through the progression and you’ll get to the first person who started clapping. The person who, at least for a second, was the only one clapping. The person who needed no one’s affirmation in order to show that they believe.
In the music business we have a bunch of people looking to their right and left before they start clapping and cheering and championing an artist.
The visionaries are the ones who clap first. The ones who are willing to tap their toes without first seeing who else is tapping their toes.
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