Hey Phil,
Yes, the Eagles were amazing. And I love that documentary. Many things I knew but some I saw in a different light. The "Take it To the Limit" is one of my favorite songs too. It is interesting that one of the reasons Randy Meisner, the original bassist, quit over that song. It is very high, and Glenn and Don Henley always insisted on their live shows being exactly like their recordings. They demanded that Randy hit all those high notes at the end of the song and he just physically felt he couldn't do it. Doing 200 shows a year will tear a voice to shreds and those guys had amazing vocals. Randy just couldn't handle it so he left. He was replaced by the guy who replaced him in his first successful band, Poco. Timothy B. Schmidt, came in when he left Poco to be in the Eagles. And when he left the Eagles, Tim, replaced him in that.
Funny how things happen.
Well after a big weekend playing in Townsend Tn. then being involved in an ALL NIGHT picking party back here in Nashville, it is getting back to "normal MAB time." Have a tour today with a 62 year old guy who is in town from Michigan to "Peddle his songs." Going to be an interesting day. This guy's musical influences are Tom T. Hall, and he is going to want to know where he can "pitch those songs" today. The answer is....NO WHERE. Those songs are now gone in the mainstream music scene, and those kinds of songs, lend themselves more to folk music WHERE THE ARTISTS WRITE THEIR OWN SONGS. So once again, it is someone running into the "Who can do my songs?" wall. Sometimes there is just nobody.
I hate to have to be the bearer of bad news, but that is what people pay me for. I actually had a sit down with a guy yesterday (ALSO FROM MICHIGAN) who is new in town who is virtually the same person. Except he is 44 years old. He is trying to find the same thing. "Where do I pitch my songs? Where do I get a deal? Where do I go sign up to get my mailbox money?"
The reality is that it is NOWHERE. That doesn't exist the way they all think. I wonder where these myths come from? Oh yes, THE INTERNET!!!! I forget there are all of these Internet millionares out there and the money is easy and just pours in the minute you put up a web site. Don't know why I didn't think of that.
Interestingly enough, I WENT to the mailbox yesterday and actually had CHECK FOR ONE OF MY SONGS!!! LOL!
It is actually something I wrote with a tour client years ago. I don't even remember the song or the tour. I just got a check. Laughing my butt off. I can now go pay for Phil to get those voice lessons so he can sing the high part on "TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT!"
MAB
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