“That’s how I try to make decisions in my life and career, and, if asked, I share that philosophy with anybody who asks. If those things don’t help you reach your defined priorities, then what are those things there for?” So anybody having a clear idea - even if it’s as crass as “how much money do I want to make, specifically?” - I think that’s much clearer than some of these other things that represent success, whether that’s X amount of spins or streams or plaques.
Then you may get to a point in your experience where you become disillusioned with those things. I think that helps you become prey, because somebody can manipulate you with those things. They have to do with tropes of success, things they’ve been shown over the years that represent what a successful career is. A lot of people I talk to about careers in the music industry, their ideas of success have to do with nostalgia. It’s easy to get disillusioned with a career in the arts. It’s important to reflect on where you want to go, specifically and what success really looks like to you. He notes however, that purpose and intention are big parts of the journey. (Getty)įrank did something few artists ever get the chance to do, and he came out with a huge financial payoff in the end.
The plan is legendary, and a huge win for artists around the world in terms of ownership over your art, career and livelihood. Just as labels have found ways to move around artists, Frank found a way to move around them. The reality is that the music business is just that, a business. Anytime you get into the business side of the arts, there has to be some degree of objectification or commodification that you’re comfortable with, of yourself and of your work.” “Well, fucking with major music companies, you’re going to be…deflowered.
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