If you’re not huge…everyone at your shows show wants you to be huge.
It affirms them.
You might even be so captivating that they think you’re already huge, and somehow booked this smaller venue by mistake.
If you’re good, they’ll give you that benefit of the doubt on the career side.
When people talk to you after the gig, they’re looking for a thrill. Give them one.
Shying away from a compliment (with false modesty or humility) neither affirms them, nor brings you closer to being an authentic person.
Everyone wants to feel like they matter.
Like it or not, walking onto a stage and into the spotlight makes you the ring leader, the shepherd, the usher, the grand master for for showing them, or reminding them, they matter.
Never forget that. They are there for what YOU can do for THEM.
They scream your lyrics at your show, because it makes them feel good…and as a byproduct, you probably feel good. But it starts with them. And you taking the lead.
If Katy Perry, or Coldplay or Aerosmith played a gig at the dingy venue you just played…does it mean they’re not huge stadium acts?
No, it just means a huge stadium act happened to play a crappy club.
So here’s a new thought…You are already the huge stadium act, you just happen to be playing a crappy club.
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I’m always interested in your perspective, whether affirming or dissenting. Continue the conversation anytime: gabethebassplayer@gmail.com