True Artists

Its Been 9 days since i did my last blog, so i think its about time i write a new one. I have no idea how some people write them every day. I've recently subscribed to 'Bob Lefsetz's' blog. Really good. If your interested in music business you definitely should check him out... Anyway, he used to be pretty big singer song-writer, but now is a big wig music business kind of guy. He has all of the know about the industry.

I read an awful lot of his blogs and the big thing that he seems talks about a lot is honesty about the state of the industry. Which taken the wrong way, as a musician can be a little discouraging. However, I've come to realize, as an artist, that while the music industry has become a more tough business over the years. It has also done something quite special, and often rather difficult. Its amazing! As if by accident, it has separated the true artist from the fakers.

Because anyone with a smart business head will tell you that basing a career from the ground up in music is a waste of time. Its a market that is making less money than ever. In fact the industry as a whole is worth less than half of what it was 10 years ago.

So where does that leave us? It leave us with true artists! People who aren't only concerned with the size of their wallet, in fact that's the last thing on their mind! People who focus far less on their 5 year business plan and more on the lyrics of a new song, and they're not trying to write the most catchy tune to make their next million. They're not sell outs, they love music, and that is their soul reason for doing what they do. And i would say to everyone else, GET OUT OF THE WAY.

Cause I wanna hear real music!