Fifteen unhinged things said to independent artists, and what they reveal

According to Buzz Music, independent artists are routinely told things no professional should say to another: that they are too old at 31, that they need a nose job, that a body change is the price of a magazine cover. The outlet collected fifteen such remarks in a recent piece on what people in the music industry say to artists without backing. Read as a list, it is ugly. Read as evidence, it is more useful than that. The pattern matters more than any single quote. Nearly every remark in the Buzz Music collection does the same thing: it converts an artist's ambition into leverage. "Oh you're a small indie artist? We'll give you all the access and connections you want for $200/month" is not criticism. It is a sales pitch with the mask half off. Readers following this should also see How to make the most of an outdoor art festival, from a small one that got it right.

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