I haven’t addressed this one in a minute – but you should under no circumstances be out there asking permission. This is one of the great maxims I have when approaching any band, business or marketing idea. I think so often people get held up worried about how other people will judge them or what their friends will view them as. Hell, even more often people get worried about the opinions of people they don’t even like. I know this happens to me all the time, which is why I feel the need to push through no matter what because the second I start asking permission of other people is the second I stop creating content. This is the big issue of the music industry as a whole too – is so many people who hold themselves back and don’t go for it because they are too worried about asking permission which is, ultimately, a useless endeavor that is just going to end up making you look like another useless asshole.Continue reading →