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Master Don Juan
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Scars, definitely keep at music, but definitely have a back-up plan at the same time too. That's what I've been doing for the last 5 yrs. I'm a vocalist and guitarist(can play bass also obviously since I play guitar). I hear ya all too well about not finding serious musicians. I would easily say 90% of them aren't serious. They are no more than weekend hobbyists. If they wanted it bad enough they'd pursue it. This is the main reason why statistically it's so low that bands will actually get anywhere and get a record deal. I've hooked up with so many musicians in the last 5 yrs only to be let down. In order for a band to work, all band members must be in the exact same mind-frame. It's a shame because I have friends who are so talented musically, but do nothing but waste it away. It bothers the sh*t out of me. These guys can be going so far in life, but choose not. Whatever though, what can I say.
Don't ever let anyone tell you "you have to stop at a certain point". Never stop! It's never too late. As long as you retain a good image and don't let yourself go, and don't look too old, you'll be fine as far as getting label interest is concerned. Keep at it, but also like I said, it's important to have that back-up job while you do it. Because nothing is guaranteed, especially in this industry. Even when you do find the right band members, many times there are feuds among each other, i.e.- this one wants to do this, that, sound this way, doesn't like this riff, that riff, thinks this guys an a**hole, etc. etc. So many band members get the boot and so many bands break up because of sh*t like this. It's not only hard to find dedicated people, but also, it's hard to find people who don't bring drama to the band as well. I'm currently going solo at the moment, I can't wait around for people anymore. If a band comes along the way that I like, I'll jump on it, but for now I'm doing my own sh*t. Will throw up a MySpace page soon and start the networking process to expose myself. That's all I can really do at this stage of the game. I do "Black Metal", so it's a little harder to find people, at least here in the states. Europe is a whole other story though when it comes to Black Metal, as it's much easier to find people who wanna do this kind of stuff.
Good luck. Never give up! Rock on! \m/
Don't ever let anyone tell you "you have to stop at a certain point". Never stop! It's never too late. As long as you retain a good image and don't let yourself go, and don't look too old, you'll be fine as far as getting label interest is concerned. Keep at it, but also like I said, it's important to have that back-up job while you do it. Because nothing is guaranteed, especially in this industry. Even when you do find the right band members, many times there are feuds among each other, i.e.- this one wants to do this, that, sound this way, doesn't like this riff, that riff, thinks this guys an a**hole, etc. etc. So many band members get the boot and so many bands break up because of sh*t like this. It's not only hard to find dedicated people, but also, it's hard to find people who don't bring drama to the band as well. I'm currently going solo at the moment, I can't wait around for people anymore. If a band comes along the way that I like, I'll jump on it, but for now I'm doing my own sh*t. Will throw up a MySpace page soon and start the networking process to expose myself. That's all I can really do at this stage of the game. I do "Black Metal", so it's a little harder to find people, at least here in the states. Europe is a whole other story though when it comes to Black Metal, as it's much easier to find people who wanna do this kind of stuff.
Good luck. Never give up! Rock on! \m/