Comments on: Are You a Beggar or a Rockstar? http://independentrockstar.com/68/are-you-a-beggar-or-a-rockstar/ Marketing, business and self improvement tips for musicians. Principles, strategies and tools to help independent artists achieve clarity and success. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:14:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ian Mcgrady http://independentrockstar.com/68/are-you-a-beggar-or-a-rockstar/comment-page-1/#comment-120 Ian Mcgrady Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:44:32 +0000 http://independentrockstar.com/?p=68#comment-120 This is a profoundly moving article. I think the good lord will part the heavens for a man who makes the absolute-most of each and every day with the resources he has, and then he'll get more responsibility to manage, and some responsibilities to let go of. This is a far, far better model than musicians who keep waiitng for the next handout in order to "do things right". How about, "just do things GREAT with what you have"! Thanks for writing this. As one who has paid a lot of money for music, I can say from the b-2-b buyer's perspective, it's EXACTLY what a higher-up business person wants to see in a musician. This is a profoundly moving article. I think the good lord will part the heavens for a man who makes the absolute-most of each and every day with the resources he has, and then he’ll get more responsibility to manage, and some responsibilities to let go of. This is a far, far better model than musicians who keep waiitng for the next handout in order to “do things right”. How about, “just do things GREAT with what you have”!

Thanks for writing this. As one who has paid a lot of money for music, I can say from the b-2-b buyer’s perspective, it’s EXACTLY what a higher-up business person wants to see in a musician.

]]> By: bass.player_2008 http://independentrockstar.com/68/are-you-a-beggar-or-a-rockstar/comment-page-1/#comment-41 bass.player_2008 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:14:44 +0000 http://independentrockstar.com/?p=68#comment-41 Thanks for the encouraging words. This is how I've felt forever. When I'm busking, it's hard to stay focused on musicianship when the guy with a card board sign next to you is begging . What do the customers see when they pass by a beggar and a musician? Real music people arent hard to tell from beggars; the musician is giving something out without expecting aanything in return, beggars lay on you their negative problems in return for nothing . Thanks for the encouraging words. This is how I’ve felt forever. When I’m busking, it’s hard to stay focused on musicianship when the guy with a card board sign next to you is begging . What do the customers see when they pass by a beggar and a musician? Real music people arent hard to tell from beggars; the musician is giving something out without expecting aanything in return, beggars lay on you their negative problems in return for nothing .

]]> By: Brian John Mitchell http://independentrockstar.com/68/are-you-a-beggar-or-a-rockstar/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Brian John Mitchell Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:46:42 +0000 http://independentrockstar.com/?p=68#comment-18 I like the idea that your show or CD should always have a value of $5 over whatever it costs. I see so many bands with no stage presence & it\'s the biggest pet peeve I have. Being a great musician & even having great songs doesn\'t make a valuable live show or even a CD for that matter. There\'s a craft beyond musicianship for being a live performer, you have to be an entertainer as well. I like the idea that your show or CD should always have a value of $5 over whatever it costs. I see so many bands with no stage presence & it\’s the biggest pet peeve I have. Being a great musician & even having great songs doesn\’t make a valuable live show or even a CD for that matter. There\’s a craft beyond musicianship for being a live performer, you have to be an entertainer as well.

]]> By: admin http://independentrockstar.com/68/are-you-a-beggar-or-a-rockstar/comment-page-1/#comment-14 admin Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:31:38 +0000 http://independentrockstar.com/?p=68#comment-14 Thanks James! What's up with the website? Thanks James! What’s up with the website?

]]> By: james hicks http://independentrockstar.com/68/are-you-a-beggar-or-a-rockstar/comment-page-1/#comment-12 james hicks Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:59:09 +0000 http://independentrockstar.com/?p=68#comment-12 you are tha bomB dude. like your advice will use it. by tha way, i have a web site thats not that good, would like to talk to you about maybe designing mine for me. thanks for what you do! you are tha bomB dude. like your advice will use it. by tha way, i have a web site thats not that good, would like to talk to you about maybe designing mine for me. thanks for what you do!

]]> By: Rick Voisey http://independentrockstar.com/68/are-you-a-beggar-or-a-rockstar/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Rick Voisey Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:22:35 +0000 http://independentrockstar.com/?p=68#comment-4 Nice, you should maybe consider writing the " Think and grow rich of musicianship" Cheers Nice, you should maybe consider writing the ” Think and grow rich of musicianship”
Cheers

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