Attention Musicians: Here Are 17 Ways to Kill Your Career

June 10, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Digital Music News has assembled 17 pieces of advice to keep you from sabotaging your music career. While a lot of these points may seem like common sense, anyone in the music biz will tell you that sense is quite uncommon.

Here are the first five:

1. Having a shitty, entitled attitude.

You wouldn’t believe how many musicians I run into believe that just because they make music they deserve to be heard.

2. Being addicted to anything.

I don’t need to explain any more, do I?

3. Relying on a label, manager or anyone besides yourself to build your career.

While labels and managers are necessary, ultimately, the onus lies on you.

4. Choosing a name that anther band is using. (And I’d add “has used.”)

Why confuse things? Besides, you’ll probably just invite a lawsuit.

5. Not having a serious web presence.

Buy a domain, fer crissakes! When your email address is [email protected], you look cheap and amateurish. And when you set up a website, don’t have a URL like www.wordpress.yourname.com, Spend $15 on your own domain!

Twelve more gems can be found here.