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We recently asked a group of musicians of all genres and levels to share the best piece of advice they had ever gotten for their career. Here are some of our favorite responses.<\/p>\n

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The best piece of advice I ever got came from the guys in Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band. I was told that “the best thing you can do for your career is to be a person people want to work with”. Develop a reputation as a good friend to have and the right people will tend to gravitate towards you<\/em> \u2014 Carter Pochynok<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“Play one the drummer knows!” Best heckle\/ advice I’ve ever received, half way through one of my band’s first gigs at The Garage nightclub, Glasgow.<\/em> \u2014 David Daisley<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Musicians need to practice, practice and practice, so their music is totally nailed. This gives us the the confidence to be ourselves.<\/em> \u2014 Hugh McManners<\/a><\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

My experience is that a little humor can break the ice, but only if it\u2019s your spontaneous self and not an act: every time I can\u2019t resist \u2018trying to be funny\u2019, it, um, doesn\u2019t work, haha.. very embarrassing.<\/em> \u2014 Liseth Horsten<\/a><\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To me, as an audience member, there is nothing more engaging than someone who is happy to be doing their thing. Conversly nothing is more of a turn-off than someone who seems annoyed to be performing. I try to create the love of the music and experience for myself each time.. it always reads as genuine… because it is<\/em> \u2014\u00a0Nancy Pope<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Don’t worry you’ll be fine as long as you don’t make any mistakes.<\/em> \u2014\u00a0James McLeod<\/a><\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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