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Old 05-09-2008, 04:54 PM   #88 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by RezZ View Post
You can ask any real musician who truly loves what they do, and they will tell you the same. Being in a band is not a business, or about seeing how many coppies you can sell, or how much money you can fit in your pockets, but about putting your music out and seeing how people respond to it.

edit: If you are making a song for the purpose of putting money in your pockets you have some learning to do.
Why not make the song because you love making music but then take that song you love and make some money with it? I don't see why the two can't be married... as humble as it is to be the starving artist it's also pretty stupid when you can be making a nice living by doing what you love. When I say business I don't mean when it comes to writing the songs, I mean when it comes to marketing them.
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