There are six
qualities a musician should have to optimize their potential for success in any
genre. First, you need to be so hungry (metaphorically) that you scrap and
scrape for every morsel of accomplishment within your line of site. This means diving head first into your career
and throwing out “Plan B” from the get-go. Second, you need to be willing to
learn. If you are one of those musicians who take on the industry thinking that
you already know everything you need to know, you will not only crash and burn
in a flash, but you obviously know nothing. Third, be willing to be hungry
(literally). Accept the fact that you are likely to spend most, or all, of your
career teetering on the fence of ends-meet. Even if you can’t shake the dream
of playing Saturday Night Live and riding in limos, you have to be willing to
give it up before you even have it. Fourth, find a healthy and productive
balance between patience and persistence. Do not expect overnight, over-month,
over-year, or even over-decade success. This is the best way to avoid
discouragement and if you keep at it, the better the chance that your big
opportunity will come and when it does, you’ll know it and be ready. Fifth,
treat your music like it’s your job. Whatever your talent, whatever your role
in the band, dedicate everyday to doing it better than you did the day before. Sixth,
look off the beaten path for those extra scraps of income. Most musicians out
there have their eyes set on The Big Score. This could mean that they only want
to work paying gigs or they want to hold off on a music video until (a version
of) MTV (that’s been extinct for a decade) asks them to.
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