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One musician thanks his fans:
I don't say it enough so I'll say it here: I love my fans. I worship them. (I don't really feel comfortable calling them "fans" — I like to call them "listeners." But for now it's easier to type "fans.") It's the fans that encourage me to continue writing and recording, to keep trying to get gigs, to continue pursuing some sort of music career. Fans encouraged me to put out a record, fans bought the record, and fans spread the word. Right now, fans are helping me find gigs and giving me great ideas on what to do next.
My mailing list is pretty small, only a few hundred names. But it means the world to me that handful of people are interested enough in my musical dabblings to trust me with their email address.
In the end, fans are really all I've got keeping this whole music thing afloat. It really is that simple. And if I don't show proper appreciation for them, well, I just suck.
Winning fans is hard work, and fans will hold us accountable and keep us on the path. True fans will let us know when we're hot and when we're making mistakes.
Losing fans will do more damage to your music career than any P2P pirate. A fan should be far more valuable to us than a sale.
Hear, hear.
And, as a side note (combined with shameless self-promotion), if you'd like to join my mailing list, I'd be all sorts of appreciative.
Thanks to Brad for the tip.
Posted by Casper at October 13, 2004 10:06 PM