The life of a musician

The purpose of this post is to educate people that the life of a musician isn't easy.
It is just like any other job, it has its ups and downs.


Some people stereotype musicians as being:

• Drunks                                                           
• Drug Addicts
• Cheaters
• Liars
• Ego Manics
• Lazy
• Divas
• More

I am a singer and I play guitar.

It takes at least a year to learn the basics of rhythm guitar.

You never can master the guitar,you just keep practicing and getting better.

Singing can come naturally to some people,but most have to practice until they get good enough to sing onstage.
Usually it takes a couple of hours to learn to perform a song.

Then after you get the ability to perform you must have equipment.

A basic set up for a small bar band is gonna cost you a couple of thousand dollars for P.A.

Then you figure the cost of a guitar can be several hundred dollars.

So it is expensive to be a musician.


There are a few benefits of being a musician!


You  get to do what you love
You can be your own boss
You meet some interesting people


When you get the right crowd and the right band it can be a magical experience


If you are considering becoming a musician for a profession, I would recommend that you have another trade that you can fall back on, unless you are ready to move to a large city where you will be able to find work.


I would also recommend that you learn the art of songwriting,and perform your own music.
This way you can make extra money from your writing and you can also sell your own cds.


These days you really need to treat yourself like a brand, and promote the brand.


I would recommend you hire a professional photographer to put yourself a PR kit together, which would include a cd with 4-5 songs on it with a short bio and picture.


I wish you the best if you have any questions please feel free to leave me a message or just ask it in the comments.

80's Hair Bands

The 1980's produced so many good bands.

I remember that most of the bands from that era ,wore make-up and had long hair with screaming guitars and most were awesome in concert.


The better looking the singer was, the more success the band had.


People also went to concerts more then, you could get a general admission ticket for about $15.00 


I saw most of the bands listed below LIVE in concert-when I say most I mean 23 out of the 25, that is simply because in the 80's people supported bands by going and seeing them live and buying their CD's and merchandise.


CD's sold back then, not like today, since the internet has killed CD sales.


Most of the bands listed below are platinum sellers..over a million copies, it is a miracle now if someone sells a million copies of a CD.


The days of the local record stores are over...gone with the wind, but I am curious?


Do you remember any of these bands

1. Guns-and Roses
2. Motley-Crue
3. Ozzy
4. Cinderella
5. Bon-Jovi
6. Whitesnake
7. White Lion
8. Great White
9. Quiet Riot
10. Ratt
11. WASP
12. Poison
13. Def Leppard
14. Warrant
15. Scorpions
16. Dokken
17. Skid-Row
18. Twisted Sister
19. LA Guns
20. Mr. Big
21. Slaughter
22. Firehouse
23. Damn Yankees
24. Winger
25. Bullet Boys

Anyway the 80s are long gone but  there are still many fans of 80s music
it will never die or never be that good again.


Thanks for stopping by
as always GOD-Bless-Us-All
I look forward to reading your comments about what 80s band you saw in concert or what your favorite 80s band is and why.