Comments on: READ THIS: Music Biz Made Simple. Just Ignore Everybody – A review of Ignore Everybody by Hugh MacLeod https://www.theflutesquad.com/?p=21 Weird Experiments in Band Marketing Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:17:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8 By: James Pew https://www.theflutesquad.com/?p=21#comment-19 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:19:32 +0000 http://www.theflutesquad.com/?p=21#comment-19 Good post

I couldn’t agree with you more about musicians choice in reading materials. Sure it may be insightful to read the bios of your favorite artists – but it also serves to forward romantic notions and legends. Not particularly helpful in the real world.

I understand what you are saying about the concept of Ignore Everybody, but I think the bigger message is not ignore everybody literally. But make your own independent decision when and who to listen to.

In some cases Ignore Everybody may be an excuse for hacks – but one mans hack is another mans Bob Dylan.

Cheers
James

Check out my analysis of Hugh Macleods Ignore Everybody

]]> By: FluteSquad https://www.theflutesquad.com/?p=21#comment-18 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:56:48 +0000 http://www.theflutesquad.com/?p=21#comment-18 Thanks! I will definitely check that one out.

]]> By: LT https://www.theflutesquad.com/?p=21#comment-17 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:56:46 +0000 http://www.theflutesquad.com/?p=21#comment-17 Another good book in this vein is "The Creative Habit" by Twyla Tharp. In it she talks about a lot of good stuff, but she takes on how much work and preparation are really needed in order to do creative work.

I’m a scientist (not normally thought of as a "creative" endeavor, but it is, not a musician, but it’s a good read.

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