Complaining gets you nowhere.  Especially in this economy, where people are losing their homes and feel lucky to have jobs.  Yet Imogen Heap is tweeting that she can’t afford to tour? Can’t afford it? Can’t afford to do it the way she wants to, with full production, so she can give attendees the gig of […]

Buy this book immediately. Rework And I hate business books.  They’re always written by someone who’s been successful, telling you if you just do it their way, you’ll be rich too.  They don’t account for your personality, they certainly don’t account for your industry.  They just give you hope.  That if you read this book […]

Sounds simple.  But most people don’t heed this advice. Practicing the piano for ten years does not make you creative.  It just allows you to replicate what’s been done before.  But writing something new? People put in the effort and wonder why they’re not famous.  The world is filled with journeymen, skilled at their jobs, […]

1. Are you willing to work? Plan on giving up television.  Nights out with your friends.  Marriage.  Children.  Making it is about sacrifice.  Talent is at best fifty percent, desire is the rest. 2. Can you interact with other people? Sure, history is laden with abusive rock stars.  But they weren’t abusive at the beginning. […]