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Post by marionm on Jul 8, 2018 14:22:03 GMT -5
How does one get "attached to an artist...
I can only speak for myself and it's probably only one of the many ways, but for me it often happened, when the artist kept coming across my" radar" a few times...i think duetts are always a major way, to get yourself out there and get people interested
I guess one can connect on many levels...one can love the person/artist, the actual art, their creative artistic crafting approach... I guess those are the major ones, nut sur looks alone will get you longtime fans
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2018 14:22:51 GMT -5
You miss the point. Adam himself repeatedly has said he wants to support the gay community and totally embraces his own sexuality. He's said many times and in this very GQ article: People said, "Oh, you didn’t come out on American Idol," but it just never really came up. It was a singing competition, not a dating show. Then all of a sudden my sexuality became this thing that I was more aware of than ever. It sort of preceded who I was, or my talent in certain situations, and there wasn’t a whole lot I could do about it.
He wants to advance his career. He wants to sell his music. He wants to tour. To sell music, you must talk about the music. In this article, at least a byline in italics at the end mentioning the current tour schedule, the LV dates, and his next solo album would have helped. This is not unusual at all and often presented as a condition of the interview. Articles like this are a two way street. GQ is a mainstream men's magazine. Some readers may not be Queen fans and / or don't know Adam.
I am wondering what the best incentive is for audiences to connect and buy your music. I personally get interested in someone's work if I can connect with the person behind it, so from that point of view the GQ article makes sense. I am not saying that it would have been wrong to mention new solo music coming up, however, how much of a hot topic really is it if the album is not even finished yet? For me, that type of news from someone that I am not invested in yet, would be "elevator music" and forgettable. There are a lot of talented artists out there whose work never sees the light of day and only a few rise to the top, and it can be argued that those at the top aren't necessarily the most talented. So why do some "make it" while others of equal talent don't? It seems to be the package that some decision makers believe in, and it seems like Adam's team is trying to re-brand him a bit. I am not saying that Adam doesn't deserve to be at the top given his uniqueness and "one in a billion" capabilities, but still I don't think it is enough to keep hammering on his talent. Good points about talented artists never seeing the light of day. Why some do and others do not? But consider this: Adam has performed in front of thousands of people in the past few weeks who are astounded by his talent. Many have not heard of him and / or haven't followed him. The many tweets posted here attest to that! They are in fact discovering him by seeing his Queen performance. Those new fans may be reading about him and just now understanding that he is a solo artist as well. Any and all new fans, new streaming, new purchases, word of mouth etc are good. It's not just about the new album but his older work as well. All of it works together to add to his fan base and help move his career forward. IMO
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Post by sizzling63 on Jul 8, 2018 15:02:51 GMT -5
I am wondering what the best incentive is for audiences to connect and buy your music. I personally get interested in someone's work if I can connect with the person behind it, so from that point of view the GQ article makes sense. I am not saying that it would have been wrong to mention new solo music coming up, however, how much of a hot topic really is it if the album is not even finished yet? For me, that type of news from someone that I am not invested in yet, would be "elevator music" and forgettable. There are a lot of talented artists out there whose work never sees the light of day and only a few rise to the top, and it can be argued that those at the top aren't necessarily the most talented. So why do some "make it" while others of equal talent don't? It seems to be the package that some decision makers believe in, and it seems like Adam's team is trying to re-brand him a bit. I am not saying that Adam doesn't deserve to be at the top given his uniqueness and "one in a billion" capabilities, but still I don't think it is enough to keep hammering on his talent. Good points about talented artists never seeing the light of day. Why some do and others do not? But consider this: Adam has performed in front of thousands of people in the past few weeks who are astounded by his talent. Many have not heard of him and / or haven't followed him. The many tweets posted here attest to that! They are in fact discovering him by seeing his Queen performance. Those new fans may be reading about him and just now understanding that he is a solo artist as well. Any and all new fans, new streaming, new purchases, word of mouth etc are good. It's not just about the new album but his older work as well. All of it works together to add to his fan base and help move his career forward. IMO
Of course. Believe me, we both want the same. Plus, if I wasn't clear beforehand, I think Adam is one of the lucky ones already, however he deserves to be at the very top.
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