John Taglieri:
the conversation
by Gary Wien
Many musicians are afraid to
have that honest conversation
with themselves about their career. The one in which they take
a look at what has worked for
them and what hasn’t; when they
try to envision what the next decade or two will look like; and
when they realize it’s time to stop
comparing themselves to their
idols and start comparing their
income to a regular paycheck.
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You know the conversation.
Even though John Taglieri has
been a rather successful independent artist for many years, he
admits to having that conversation in 2008 and it helped him
ensure that playing and recording music would be his only job.
Taglieri released five solo records by that point. This was
due to his experience as a multiinstrumentalist, recording en-
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