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# 6 Bad Habits Most Musicians Are Guilty Of
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/6-bad-habits-most-musicians-are-guilty-of/
- Published: 2013-06-11T10:10:00.000Z
- Updated: 2013-06-11T10:10:00.000Z
- Description: In anything you do, work can be overwhelming and it’s easy to develop bad habits. For musicians, there are some habits that will hurt their careers. On Music Think Tank,. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2013/06/6-bad-habits-most-musicians-are-guilty-of.html]
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In anything you do, work can be overwhelming and it’s easy to develop bad habits. For musicians, there are some habits that will hurt their careers. On [Music Think Tank](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/6-bad-habits-most-musicians-are-guilty-of.html?ref=hypebot.com), **Simon Tam** covers some bad habits that musicians have. Have you found yourself guilty of any of these habits?

“I get more emails asking about an easy way to get a sponsorship or booking a show than anything else. The easiest way to get anything in the music industry is to **do the hard work** of building up a local fan base and create a unique niche for yourself. That’s when you can[ make the pitch](http://laststopbooking.wordpress.com/2012/09/23/pitching-your-band/?ref=hypebot.com). As Beverly Sills states, “**there are no shortcuts to anyplace worth going**.” ([Read On](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/6-bad-habits-most-musicians-are-guilty-of.html?ref=hypebot.com))

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