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Great topic and good advice for young people starting out.

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Such great advice - play for people: busk, open mics, bring your guitar everywhere and sing your truth!

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Open Mic.

Make sure you own your own work.

Make sure you know where the money is going.

Music Business 101.

How many people blew the second and third because they didn't have this advice or didnt take it If they did?

Sound advice, AM.

Hope you're feelin' better.

JB

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Workin on it

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Amen. Same advice applies to writers/photographers/visual artists/etc.

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I was reading a recent interview with Robert Hodgens (AKA Bobby Bluebell, of Scottish band The Bluebells) in which he said:

"You can write a song and it’s not really a song until it’s sung."

Link:

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23276687.bobby-bluebell-pops-nearly-man-music-young-heart/

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Allison, I admire the honesty of your answer. You realize that your "raw," potential, God given talent, and appearance, contributed to getting the offers you needed to "put your foot in the door." However, it took a critical audience to give you the positive feedback, that improved your art, by attending your appearances, and of course all sales of your "product," to give you success, stardom and love from your many fans. You could have said: "Aw shucks, I was just lucky," But that would be false humility, and less than true. You have a beautiful, note perfect angelic voice, instrumental competence, and your songwriting and musicality are amazing. I'm convinced that humility is attractive, but honest self-love promotes love from others. God Bless You as you continue to evolve wonderfully into a mature, healthy, blessed and loved woman.

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Perfect advice from you I also have a son who plays the guitar 🎸and I have been wondering just how this mother was

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Good generous response. Today, anyone can toss the music to the ether. Isn't that a miracle!?! I love seeing folks post their music on Instagram and tend to offer feedback especially to those not getting heard. Amazing poets out there

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Thank you so much Allison. He is doing all of those things (open mic, busking) so it seems it’s perfectly ok for me to relax in my role of biggest fan 🙏

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Love your comment “one thing we can’t experience at home is live performance. That exchange of energy cannot be replicated. And it cannot be faked.” And it still cannot with a recording of a live performance. Its personal and the true test of talent and the ability to connect with people and move them.

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