What I learned from being in the music business for 40 years. This is an edited version of a livestream I did recently. 40 Years Making Music And Here's What I Learned is 19 important career changing lessons I learned. Hopefully this advice on the music business and my experiences will help you.

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0:00 Intro
0:11 1 1% Improvements Do at least 1 thing every day
0:52 2 Keep your expenses low Don't get into debt
2:22 3 Talent is not enough
2:57 4 Get out of your comfort zone
4:12 5 Don't worry about not being good enough
4:56 6 It's alright to suck once in a while or quit trying to be good all the time
6:00 7 Save everything and back up all your work
7:45 8 It's better to do something than nothing
8:38 9 Inspiration is for wimps
10:07 10 It's about what you create
13:28 11 This is not a sprint, it's a marathon
15:55 12 Your songs are not your children
18:23 13 No excuses
19:21 14 Don't network make friends
21:07 Be cool
21:45 15 When to get a manager
23:36 16 Learn how contracts work
24:59 17 Song splits
26:41 18 Recording contracts and publishing deals
28:59 Outro

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