Advice from BA to a new Up and Coming Artist

[Rockindeano]

Taken from Songwriter Universe Magazine



Interviewer: Lastly, is there any advice you would give to young songwriters and artists who are trying to break into the business?

Adams: Yes there is! Don't sign anything and if you have to - get a good lawyer first. Don't sign anything over to any dodgy managers or production companies, because unless they manage the Rolling Stones you'll get ripped off for sure. If they are good people, they won't ask for your publishing. That's actually a great judge of if they are creeps or not. Remember the most important thing about any song deals: they need you a lot more than you need them.

Jeff knew this and still got ran over blindsided....Sam Grow, you listening here?

[Liam]

The music business is one fucked up place. As much as I'd love to make a good living on it, hear people singing back to my the songs I wrote, etc...shit...is it worth it? Ya know? Oh well...I'll just go deal drugs. j/k

[Rhiannon]

Liam, you're a bartender... technically you DO deal drugs.