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Open Letter
Open Letter
BE WARY OF EGO
Arrogance can develop within artists, either from artists who believe
that their status makes them more important, or those whose
association with a creative field entitles them to some sort of
superiority. Beware of ego; creativity cannot flow when only the ego is
served.
WORK TOWARDS A BUSINESS WITHOUT BORDERS
The medical field has an organization called Doctors Without Borders.
This lofty effort can serve as a model for transcending the limitations
and strategies of old business formulas which are designed to
perpetuate old systems in the guise of new ones. Were speaking
directly to a system thats in place, a system that conditions
consumers to purchase only the products that are dictated to be
deemed marketable, a system where money is only the means to an
end. The music business is a fraction of the business of life. Living with
creative integrity can bring forth benefits never imagined.
APPRECIATE THE GENERATION THAT WALKED BEFORE YOU
Your elders can help you. They are a source of wealth in the form of
wisdom. They have weathered storms and endured the same
heartbreaks; let their struggles be the light that shines the way in the
darkness. Dont waste time repeating their mistakes. Instead, take
what theyve done and catapult you towards building a progressively