Yeah, anybody asks me about it, my advice was always, do not do it. In fact, it still is. Somebody just asked me last week, I was like, do not do it.
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Derek Sivers
Founder of CD Baby; author of Anything You Want
United States
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American musician turned entrepreneur and writer. He founded the independent music distributor CD Baby, sold it in 2008 and gave the proceeds to a charitable trust for music education, and has written Anything You Want, Hell Yeah or No and How to Live.
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I read that at a key fork in the road moment for me where I just sold CD Baby and had a ton of money. I was like, “What to do now?” And I read this book from this filthy rich old man being entirely honest, and I thought I should just learn from his experience. ... So if what I’m doing seems weird, it’s because I took his advice to heart and I’ve quit the game.
My mentor heard it and said, “Derek, you’re just not a singer. You really need to stop trying. Admit you’re a songwriter, and find a real singer.”
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