Matters of Perception
During my TVOG experience, I had plenty of time to reflect on many aspects of my career, the effect of my job on my family and friends, and the reasons behind my lifelong quest to “make it” in this brutal world known as the music industry. After my exit from the show I received a lot of feedback from friends, family, old and new fans, as well as some industry players and colleagues. While I was soaking up all of this feedback, two things kept popping up in my mind; something Rea Garvey said to me after my exit (“you should really give some thought to how people perceive you compared to how you want to be perceived”), and the feedback I received from many people online (“you should have sung [insert song x here]; that style fits your...
2009: What I Learned, What’s Ahead in 2010
2009 was an interesting year in many ways, especially in the worlds of politics and entertainment (my two favorite subjects). We witnessed the passing of entertainment legends like Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Patrick Swayze and Les Paul; the resurgence of Jay-Z and dance music; the rise of Lady Gaga and the fall of Tiger Woods; iPhone, Facebook and Twitter mania; the rise of the internet as a primary news source coinciding with the rapid decline of newspapers and print publications. America witnessed it’s first year with a black president, followed by an unprecedented effort to discredit, demean and delegitimize him from the political right-wing. Revolution in Iran, pirates in Somalia, diplomacy at work in North Korea, a global recession and an escalation...
