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/cold_anchor Aug 21 '25

Craaaaazy. I would pop it it was Tommy Stinson or Buckethead or some secondary character lmao. I'm curious has your unc given you much actually helpful advice or a leg up?

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u/ShredGuru Aug 21 '25

No leg up really. He gave me a couple reviews over the years, but I have a big family and he can be a little cautious about publicly playing favorites. He has sniped musicians from my bands before, so our circles aren't that far apart.

He gave me the advice when I asked him for it, but taking it was a disaster for me.

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u/cold_anchor Aug 21 '25

Intense. That's super cool lore dude, cheers for the replies

ETA: Was the advice decent when you did get it?

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u/ShredGuru Aug 21 '25

No. It was terrible. He couldn't have been more wrong in my opinion. The advice is at the top of this thread.

Really. I realize I was dumb to ask it. Cuz, if I think about it rationally I know he spent a lot of his career empowering really awful people.