Elton John’s Advice to Up and Coming Musicians: Skip Reality TV and Play the Pubs!
Elton John speaks during the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center Grand Opening Ceremony at the Stonewall Inn to mark the 55th anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots in Greenwich Village, New York, U.S., June 28, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
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Elton John has advice for up-and-coming musicians, and it emphasizes REALITY over reality-TV.
In other words, avoid those talent competitions like American Idol and start GIGGING. Obviously, when Elton was coming up, that’s how musicians made it. And he still thinks it’s the key.
Quote, “That experience stood me in great stead for when I became Elton John because I had backbone. And backbone is so important…Because the worst thing that can happen to you in the industry are things like ‘X Factor’ and instant fame on television, where you have no experience of playing live. You get put on stage, you go, and you can’t do it. That’s the worst thing. ‘American Idol’, just the worst. Take risks. Go and play in a pub.”
SOURCE: Consequence
