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Distributing the music is so easy it's moot. So now the delicate art of calling attention to your music means everything. Marketing is distribution.

~Derek Sivers

Topics: Art Attention Calling Delicate Distribution Easy Everything Marketing Means Music Now Your

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Everything I ever wanted to know I just ask a search engine and there's the answer. So the least I can do for my clients is share what I've learned.

~Derek Sivers

Topics: Answer Ask Clients Engine Ever Everything Just Know Learned Least Search Search Engine Share Wanted I Can

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There are plenty of millionaires who would pay millions to hang a Van Gogh painting on the wall, but hardly one that would have ever had the crazy nut over for dinner. I feel like the big companies are like that with musicians. They'll say, 'We love music! It's all about the music!' - but if a musician shows up at the door, they call security.

~Derek Sivers

Topics: About Big Big Companies Call Companies Crazy Dinner Door Ever Feel Gogh Had Hang Hardly Like Love Millionaires Millions Music Musician Musicians Nut Over Painting Pay Plenty Say Security Shows Up Van Van Gogh Wall Who Would I Feel I Feel Like

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For some reason, ever since I was a little kid, I wake with the most energy of the day, and it slowly declines from there.

~Derek Sivers

Topics: Day Energy Ever Kid Little Little Kid Most Reason Since Slowly Some Wake

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A work-only zone does wonders for your productivity. So, I prefer working at the office now. I spend 8 focused hours there, then I go home to be present with my family.

~Derek Sivers

Topics: Does Family Focused Go Go Home Home Hours Now Office Prefer Present Productivity Spend Then Wonders Working Your Zone

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I'm so into music that I just stop and listen, whenever there's music on. That's the problem with being a musician for so long. I can get lost in the bassline, fascinated with the arrangement, curious about the production. I can't shut it out.

~Derek Sivers

Topics: About Arrangement Being Curious Fascinated Get Just Listen Long Lost Music Musician Out Problem Production Shut Stop The Problem With Whenever I Can

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The purpose of money is to trade for things that make you happy. So if you can bypass money and get directly to the happy, you've saved a lot of trouble. And it makes others happier, too, when you organize your business around non-monetary things.

~Derek Sivers

Topics: Around Business Bypass Directly Get Happier Happy Lot Make Makes Money Organize Others Purpose Saved Things Too Trade Trouble You Your

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Businessman

Born: September 22nd, 1969

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