I get people saying: "well it's alright for you, you get fans to fund your albums but what do I do, if I haven't got fans?"
To which I reply: "Well you've still got to work hard, and get off your backside"
STOP
Listen, you want a shortcut? Better learn to suck c****, get a new f****** haircut!
But if you want to take your 15 minutes of fame and stretch it out over 40 odd years in this game
Better learn a little word, it's called integrity, and it involves you listening to people like me.
You know if a new tune is good or it's s***
so you want a good song? be prepared to re-write it.
Before you spend a fortune on studio expense, rehearsing the f*** out of your songs makes a lot of sense.
Play lots of gigs
Play three times a day
Play every show like it's the last one you'll ever play.
How do you do it?
How. do. you. do. it.?
Well you can start by stopping eating the bullshit.
So DON'T get a manager with dozens of bands
Get someone who loves you, with time on their hands
DON'T play the music you DON'T want to play, regardless of what all the experts might say
and f*** all the experts, with all due respect
'cause noone's an expert on what's coming next
It could be you!
So you better believe in your songs, otherwise success won't stay around you for long
Ask lots of questions, don't eat the bullshit
Ask lots of questions, don't eat the bullshit
Ask lots of questions, don't eat the bullshit
Ask lots of questions, don't eat the bullshit
Ask lots of questions, don't eat the bullshit
Ask lots of questions, don't eat the bullshit
And...
If you get fans who enjoy what you do, remember they're no bigger or smaller than you
so show them your gratitude, don't act the t**
work harder than any other band on the circuit
DON'T play for cash, and set realistic goals
Don't get into smack and hang around with a***holes
Don't moan on tour, put your back into it
But most of all...
Don't. Eat. The. Bullshit.
To which I reply: "Well you've still got to work hard, and get off your backside"
STOP
Listen, you want a shortcut? Better learn to suck c****, get a new f****** haircut!
But if you want to take your 15 minutes of fame and stretch it out over 40 odd years in this game
Better learn a little word, it's called integrity, and it involves you listening to people like me.
You know if a new tune is good or it's s***
so you want a good song? be prepared to re-write it.
Before you spend a fortune on studio expense, rehearsing the f*** out of your songs makes a lot of sense.
Play lots of gigs
Play three times a day
Play every show like it's the last one you'll ever play.
How do you do it?
How. do. you. do. it.?
Well you can start by stopping eating the bullshit.
So DON'T get a manager with dozens of bands
Get someone who loves you, with time on their hands
DON'T play the music you DON'T want to play, regardless of what all the experts might say
and f*** all the experts, with all due respect
'cause noone's an expert on what's coming next
It could be you!
So you better believe in your songs, otherwise success won't stay around you for long
Ask lots of questions, don't eat the bullshit
Ask lots of questions, don't eat the bullshit
Ask lots of questions, don't eat the bullshit
Ask lots of questions, don't eat the bullshit
Ask lots of questions, don't eat the bullshit
Ask lots of questions, don't eat the bullshit
And...
If you get fans who enjoy what you do, remember they're no bigger or smaller than you
so show them your gratitude, don't act the t**
work harder than any other band on the circuit
DON'T play for cash, and set realistic goals
Don't get into smack and hang around with a***holes
Don't moan on tour, put your back into it
But most of all...
Don't. Eat. The. Bullshit.