[atlantaprog] Re: [ARTNEWS] a rock band's perspective
- From: Allen Welty-Green <agmedia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Artnews <artnews@xxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 13:31:36 -0400
This is on target. Once an artist IN ANY MEDIUM (painting, sculpture or rock and roll) looses site of the real reason for making their art, they are dooming themselves to a frustrated existence. I've always found that the artists (musical and otherwise) who have had the biggest influence on my are the ones who pursued their own vision, regardless of commercial potential. Fortunately for some of them, their visions and the whims of the marketplace were in sync, otherwise I may have never heard of them. But to try and orchestrate this sort of synergy is an exercise in futility. Their success wasn't because they set out to do something commercial. More times than not it was dumb luck (or somehow connecting with a good PR person!)
On Jun 13, 2006, at 12:18 PM, K. Tauches wrote:
one atlanta rock band's perspective on success:
excerpted from performer magazine (an old april issue I was saving for my rocker husband):
"Magically, we make the wrong decisions," admits Henry Watts. "I can't believe we have stuck it out this long with our minimal amount of success." Many bands hoping for quick and easy fame figure out soon enough that it ain't that easy and get out while there's still time to apply to law school. Spectralux is different. At times when most bands would have given up on the rocker life, Jeff Cobb, Mike Barker, Jonathan Whiteside, Peter Roets, and Henry Watts always find a reason to keep going.
"When you lose the plan to make money and be a huge rock star is when things work," says keyboardist Whiteside. "We know what we are doing. The thought 'if we do this we will achieve commercial success' never crosses our mind."
[they go on to tell of their adventures on the road, political lyrics, etc, their record, a broken mirror incident at the Earl, etc]
. . .final graph. . .
With this deep appreciation for each other as musicians and friends, Spectralux's dedication to the music and innovation is truly evolving. Since they have dropped the ideal of playing sold-out shows at the Superdome, they are playing their music with the hopes of simply reaching people. "When you are an artist, you are struggling," says Watts. "You are nowhere, a no one, and there is that period of ulterior motives. Then you lose that, you realize there are a handful of people out there that love your music." www.spectralux.net
kt
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excerpted from performer magazine (an old april issue I was saving for my rocker husband):
"Magically, we make the wrong decisions," admits Henry Watts. "I can't believe we have stuck it out this long with our minimal amount of success." Many bands hoping for quick and easy fame figure out soon enough that it ain't that easy and get out while there's still time to apply to law school. Spectralux is different. At times when most bands would have given up on the rocker life, Jeff Cobb, Mike Barker, Jonathan Whiteside, Peter Roets, and Henry Watts always find a reason to keep going.
"When you lose the plan to make money and be a huge rock star is when things work," says keyboardist Whiteside. "We know what we are doing. The thought 'if we do this we will achieve commercial success' never crosses our mind."
[they go on to tell of their adventures on the road, political lyrics, etc, their record, a broken mirror incident at the Earl, etc]
. . .final graph. . .
With this deep appreciation for each other as musicians and friends, Spectralux's dedication to the music and innovation is truly evolving. Since they have dropped the ideal of playing sold-out shows at the Superdome, they are playing their music with the hopes of simply reaching people. "When you are an artist, you are struggling," says Watts. "You are nowhere, a no one, and there is that period of ulterior motives. Then you lose that, you realize there are a handful of people out there that love your music." www.spectralux.net
kt