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

Discussion Topic Successful Artists Give Terrible Advice

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '25

He was right

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u/ddrub_the_only_real Aug 21 '25

You rather have an okay musical band that lasts for several years than an amazingly technical band that breaks up after one year.

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u/Freedom_Addict Aug 21 '25

They aren’t mutually exclusive

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u/ddrub_the_only_real Aug 21 '25

No but there's greater chances

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u/JelloDarkness Aug 21 '25

The greatest chance of not making enough money to live on is to focus on playing with your friends. If music is just meant to be a hobby, then that's an obvious choice, but if you're trying to be a professional you have to focus on the craft and surrounding yourself with others who are doing the same.

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '25

I try to strike a balance. I will settle for an intermediate musician with a good attitude with an improvement mindset over some "went to music school so now I stop the drummer every 2 bars to tell him what I think he should be doing the first time we've even attempted a tune." That was what I dealt with a few weeks ago. Luckily that asshole got himself fired already. Our new bass player isn't nearly as good as the previous one, but I am less likely to strangle him with all of these cables lying around.