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Re: [SurfGuitar101] Art VS. Commerce (or how I learned to stop worrying and l...

Ferenc Dobronyi (ferencnd) - 09 Oct 2005 11:54:09

Danny,
Choose art....
fd
--- wrote:
> Hi Matt,
>
> Devil's advocate here. If I develop a following of
> people who want to
> hear oldies, would the same people be interested in
> my ( or many other
> bands) circa 2005 version of instrumental surf
> music? Or would they
> keep demanding PIPELINE!
>
> Danny
>
> On Oct 9, 2005, at 9:02 AM, wrote:
>
> >
> > In a message dated 10/9/2005 10:51:45 A.M.
> Central Daylight Time, 
> > writes:
> >
> > Do you  want to get gigs?
> > Do you want to make enough money to cover
> expenses?
> > Is  it more important that more people get to
> hear some of your
> > originals,  rather than some people hear all of
> your originals?
> > Will you be bored  playing songs you've heard a
> thousand times over
> > the
> > last 30 odd  years?
> > Will your band-mates get frustrated from not
> getting a lot of gigs 
> > and
> > quit the band prematurely?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Play whatever it takes to get gigs and a good
> crowd. Record a CD of
> > your 
> > original material and sell it at the shows from
> day one. As you
> > develop a 
> > following, start to incorporate more and more
> originals into you set.
> >
> > -Matt Crunk
> >
> >
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> removed]
> >
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