Originally Posted by Mike Dunbar
The only time anyone has ever questioned my credentials has been here at JPF LOL. None of the rest of them ever asked if I'd done this or that, they just listened to my ideas and either said yes or no. If they said no, I didn't cry or argue or get mad or insult them, I just went on to another idea. That's how pros work.

I fully agree with this statement. It's the same I've found for a vast majority of my work too. Though the bigger the deals get, the more vetting goes on. But that's to be expected in business. The other thing that is expected: you have to deliver the goods or get left behind.

Originally Posted by Brian Austin Whitney
Dec, you've jumped the shark. Your ignorance of what Mike Dunbar does on a daily basis is no one's fault but yours. A working musician making a full time living from music for many decades continuing and growing even today is an amazing success in the music business. In fact, it's the best kind because he's having a blast and paying his bills making music on his own terms year after year. Just because you've done nothing of value in your music life to date, don't assume others are like you. They aren't. Setting a goal to be like Mike Dunbar and his career path is beyond a dream for 99.9% of musicians out there. So please don't try and heap your misery on everyone because you're too lazy to learn the truth about Mike and the reality of what being a true success in music even means.

I can't say that I aspire to be MD, however, I admire his career. We've even spoken briefly on the phone. My take is the same, he's a super cat who knows people and has his head screwed on straight. That's rare in this business.

I'm sure we all break a rule here and there that the article mentions. It's the people that consistently break them, or are constantly negative, that have a harder time getting anywhere.


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