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Originally Posted by kane
The quote about hard work says it all. Also a willingness to learn. In the early 90's I wrote for a music magazine the worked for a small record label. Most bands that label signed had no idea how to promote themselves or how to build a audience and they had no interest in learning. They just thought if they put out good music and played good shows they would grow an audience when the reality is having talent and putting out good music is only part of the larger equation.
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Speaking about "hard work," reminds of an article about Nickelback and their rise:
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Kroeger attributes his rise to simple hard work. ?I always thought it was strange when these artists like Kurt Cobain or whoever would get really famous and say, ?I don?t understand why this is happening to me. I don?t understand! Oh, the fame, the fame, the fame!? ? he says. Nearby, there is a table covered with band photos that they have already signed. Kroeger looks around the room for a moment and then says, ?There is a mathematical formula to why you got famous. It isn?t some magical thing that just started happening. And it?s going to move exponentially throughout your career as you grow, or can decline exponentially if you start to fail as an artist.?
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It's an interesting piece, worth reading:
http://www.businessweek.com/articles...ckelback-story