I hung out with a good friend tonight. It wasn’t the greatest hang we’ve ever had, but not bad. I know him really well, so we don’t really need to have the greatest time ever in order to have a great time.
It sure beats the alternative: me going to try and find a brand new friend to hang out with.
Maybe I’m not really in the market for new best friends.
It’s a lot of work. It’s too risky. At a minimum I know I’m going to have a pretty good time with my old friend, and I know it’s possible for our time together to even be GREAT. So I go with that.
But if I go looking for new friends, I’m either going to find my new best buddy of a lifetime, or have a lousy night.
I’m going with what I know.
I’m hanging with my tried and true.
This is exactly why it’s hard to have a hit song.
You could have the best song, but most people would rather spend time with a decent Bruno Mars tune. Because we know Bruno, he’s our good friend. There’s a pretty high baseline of quality and entertainment there. At a minimum he’s a familiar face, voice and presence…so we don’t have to work so hard to make the connection.
Bruno is a LOT less risky.
This is why an acts first smash is so often what they’re known for.
Because it has to be!
And then after you’re in,you don’t have to be quite as good because the relationship starts taking over.
It’s hard to have a hit because even though people may have crappy friends, having crappy friends is still a lot easier than going out and finding new friends.
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