The biggest artist's myths?
I only sing that’s enough:
Sure, if your name is Celine Dion... But If you don’t know anything else than singing you’ll have a really hard time at the beginning of your career. You’ll be depending on SO many people! You will need songwriters, producers, recording engineers, musicians, etc for everything you do. Learn more stuff!
I'll be discovered:
Probably one of the biggest myths. There is no such thing as just “waiting” for something to happen. You need to work, work, work and be top of mind as often as possible for as many as possible! Nobody will find you, you have to find them!
Idol & X-Factor is a great idea:
It’s a horrible idea unless you have a really great plan. Thinking that “I’ll sing some in X-Factor and then my career will bloom” is really out of touch with reality. On top of that, the contracts that you have to sign are ridiculous and it’s a shame that these shows still get away with it year after year.
Others will take care of the business stuff:
This is a clear path to being fooled. Just read any artist biography and you’ll see a clear pattern, some greedy manager or record label completely ripped off the artist and left with all the money. Know your rights and never sign bad contracts!
I need a major record label to succeed:
No, you don’t! You need to have a great marketing plan and a lot of patience combined with high-quality music. The era of the big record labels is dead and the future will be all about the independent artists and smaller labels.ā
