Had a bit of a suprise there, I did

What follows may not be for all of my readers.  Fair warning, its loud and very heavy.   If that’s your thing, Crank it up,,,, I’ll fill in details on the other side.

The bass player is my nephew through Little Sis.  He was with LS when she stopped in to see the Da.

And he is wanting me to tell him about some of my history in the Audio world.  I always enjoy tellin’ tales about that time: brings back the old feelz and reminds me that I have had one hellofalife that many can’t claim.    Not going to be a mentor: too far along in the world to return there, but I CAN give advice,,,,,

SO, the following goes out to Travis,,,,

Protect your FARGIN’ EARS,,,,, He is already onto this to some extent as far as I can tell; using in-ear Monitors instead of the stage wedges.   As long as he keeps his personal volume down, the IEM’s can protect those eardrums and the hairs in the ear canals, longer.

Stay off the Friggin’ drugs, and keep the Alcohol to a minimum.    Shoudn’t need said, but hey, the lure is strong in those circles.   The long lived bands never get started on that crap.

Get legal counsel before you put your initials or signature on ANYTHING!!!!    Far cheaper to hire a lawyer for an hour to read a contract than find out that the label owns all your intellectual property until the sun explodes.   Trust me,,, it happens.

Live within your means:   Far too many artists I witnessed that ‘lived’ the rockstar life, and between tours were destitute livin’ in mama’s trailer,,,   Get some financial savvy, read people like Kyosaki or Garrett Gunderson, and get savvy with the money flows.  Live frugal while on tour, don’t play ‘flash the wad, get laid’ crap.  

Always have an exit plan: There may come a day where you aren’t going to be that ‘rockstar’, and you realize, that you have spent your entire life in that pursuit.   Work on a skills too, skills outside of the industry.    Look at some of  names like Sting, who was a teacher and has multiple degrees.   Always have an exit plan, even if you never need it.

and then there is the rest of the story,,,,

  Getting to the top takes WORK,,,,  Talent only carries you so far for so long,,, Ya gotta work it.

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