My Top 10 Success Tips for Aspiring Bands
My Top 10 Success Tips for Aspiring Bands:
- Be young — try not to age past 29, if at all possible
- Have the right “look”
- Wear hair, preferably your own
- Play stuff they know
- Aim to sound like other cool or (better yet) popular bands
- Hang out at clubs all night, every night to make “contacts”
- Spend your days promoting ceaselessly
- Be willing to play anywhere, any time
- Accept any pay, or even no pay at all if it means “exposure”
- Be yourself, unless it conflicts with any of the other rules
Uh-oh.
I came across a piece you wrote 10 years ago about Pete Brady. I knew Pete in Indiana in the 1960s–we worked together then–and I called the phone number given in the article for buying his CD. It’s no longer his number, and I wondered if Pete is still around and functioning. For many years, I’ve been pianist for Neil Diamond, but I remember my jazz days, and it was wonderful to read that story of Pete’s bouncing back. Hope he’s still alive and well.
Tom Hensley
November 18, 2012 at 8:03 pm
Hi, Tom.
I remember that interview, and that story, very well.
I’ve lost touch with Pete, and I’ve not really heard anything about him in recent years.
I’ll do a little looking around — if I find any updated info on him, I’ll let you know.
Thanks much for reading.
Philip
philipb1961
November 19, 2012 at 10:29 am