A handful of years ago when two bands, Kings Of Leon and NeedToBreathe, were arriving at their respective pinnacles of their careers…some interesting chatter was happening around Nashville.
Namely….EVERYONE was subtly (and not so subtly) taking responsibility for being the one who blew up the band.
Every publisher was the publisher who discovered them first. Every manager had helped them get their first breaks. Every label person had been there for the deal. Every PR rep was the rep who did the tour that ended up being the tipping point.
It was super annoying.
BUT…there was some truth there. And obviously these people felt proud and connected.
And what’s more, is it’s a real testament to those bands’ willingness to trust and work with a lot of different people while being unfamous. All that time spent under the radar was time spent making other people feel connected to them. Making others feel special for having worked with them.
If you get wildly successful but no one has helped you get there, then nobody is walking around telling stories about helping/being connected to you in that way.
Believe me, you want people telling the stories about you, believing their contribution was meaningful in your accent.
The more time spent unfamous is more time for you to plant more seeds so that when the rain comes, more people can take responsibility for the harvest.
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