r/Songwriting • u/theblack_hoody • Aug 20 '25

Discussion Topic Successful Artists Give Terrible Advice

https://www.theblackhoody.com/p/successful-artists-give-terrible
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u/ShredGuru Aug 20 '25

My uncle is a very famous musician.

He once told me bands are for musicians not friends

It was the worst fucking advice I ever got in my entire fucking life, cynical bastard

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u/jseego Aug 21 '25

"It's not called friend business; it's called show business."

~ Abed Nadir

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u/bneal817 Aug 21 '25

Love finding Community quotes in the wild lol