"What makes a unique country star?"
What make's for a unique country star? A star that country fans will remember long after the star leave's town.
No junior, I don't mean just moving out of your town Nashville! I mean leaving town like one of the greatest unique country stars ever, Johnny cash! Now do you get the point?
It's an important question, because someone like the late Johnny cash will live on in our country, no matter how much corporate country of today wants to continue to disrepect and not give true honor to the unigue country stars of yesterday. True country music lovers everywhere will always make sure the unique stars continue to live on in our heritage!
Being said that, as a new country music star, do you know the importants of being a unique star that will live on? Or don't you care? You could be a corporate country music star who are just country in a physical sense only, making a killing in this business of country, and then moving on to other means for selfish gain only. Oh yes....... having a great number of fans does make you rich and you will seem happy for a while....... but is that really all it takes to feel happy, satisfied, healthy, and succeessful in life?
The Grand Ole Oprey was built on a physical and spiritual experience that would live on forever! That was it's aim, however, I must admit, corporate country is doing a good job destroying it's foundation with the support of many in the world of country today. Sad it may be, our country is truly under attack by selfish, greedy and powerful men and women, who feel no attachment to our country music heritage, except trying to cash in on it's unique history built by the very legendary stars that they want to retire before their time! Much hard work and sacrafice to build our country heritage.
But, if you want to be a unique country star, now, and forever, don't let corporate country mold you into a country star whom will pass with time! You see, our country will survive! We will survive! Corporate country will never survive! For the physical business without the spiritual factor is doomed to never last!
So, where will that put you as a star? Not in a good possition I'm afraid. So how can you be a star that will live on even after you leave town? Let's examine it in short.
I know that senior members of our country will agree with me on what makes for a very unique country star, as follows;
"Never say never!" Here's one of those phrases people of today like to believe, yes? That's what our corporate country wants you to believe! I'm going to give some nevers that makes for a country star who's unique!
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Never have disrespect for your heritage of country music!
Never try to retire a country star before he or she is ready!
Never stop supporting the legendary stars who do not want to retire from recording music!
If you are an owner of a country music radio station, and you are a country music star as well, especially here in USA, never, stop playing all the latest country music of a legendary star who are still alive!
Hows that for not, never saying never?
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If you have a unique voice in country music, you'll be a unique star in our country. If you sing songs that make country people happy! You will become a unique star that will always be remembered! If you try hard to keep corporate country in check, by finding ways to prevent them from ignoring your legendary stars, and cutting off their lifeline to media attention, knowing that all stars need this lifeline to survive in our country! You then will be a true country star that is unique and you will survive in country long after corporate country is gone from our scene!
Maybe corporate country will survive too, but, only if they come to realize that the operation they seem to love can not last if they are only a physical entity! Country stars need to educate corporate, instead of corporate educating and controling our country! Remember what this country was built on folks, "We the people!" ........ not, "We the corporations!"
That's what this is all about, no?
So if you want to be truly a unique country music star, then work at it, it doesn't come easy! If it does, than beware! My father always told me, that; "If something is worth fighting for, than what are you waiting for?" Good advise isn't it?
Yes, it's true, those stars with the most fans right now today could be a physically rich country music star, but without being unique! However, what if you were a physically rich, and a spiritually rich unique country music star? Then you'd have everything you need to be totally happy and satisfied in our country, yes? It's something to think about isn't it? Make the right choice, and live forever! Be a unique country music star, and reap the fantastic benefits in every way, do it for your family, friends, fans and for yourself...........
Sincerely,
Jimmy Stix
jimstix@nycap.rr.com
end of article: 7-13-08
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