Frankie...excellent points and some useful info. I've had a few things covered too, although not by anyone "famous". However, my own producer, on my first original album, was a hit songwriter ( "I Dig Rock n' Roll Music" ) and had also produced numerous gold and platinum albums for some big name groups like Poco and Firefall. His advice to me was to "write from the heart" and don't worry so much about how mass-market your work is. And consider the source when evaluating critiques of your work. Everyone's a "specialist" in this business and they are more than willing to give you their unbidden input. His other advice and perhaps the most important is that no matter what level of expertise you've attained, whether as a singer, musician, engineer, producer, songwriter YOU CAN ALWAYS IMPROVE in some area. INVEST IN YOURSELF, whether it's voice or instrument lessons, songwriting books, peer support groups, songwriter's circles, whatever....never stop improving. Always strive to make your next project a little better than the last. And finally, as one famous songwriter advised..."write for the trashcan." In other words, write like it doesn't matter, and write because you love it. I'd rather be remembered for something I wrote that touched someone's heart and added something meaningful to their life, than for any wealth I might have accumulated from my songs. ~Bob

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