Rocked Out
Thesis: The lifestyle of a professional musician is more difficult than glamorous. II. The Hardships of being a professional pop musician. A. The physical and mental rigors of being on tour. 1. Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys was stressed to the max. 2. When the GooGoo Dolls performed on tour with Everclear, the amount of performing they did was ludicrous and very taxing. a. One night, John Reznick was forced to perform even though he had totally lost his voice the night before. B. The difficulties of dealing with record companies. 1. It is hard for groups to deal with the pressure of constantly having to produce new and fresh material. a. Van Halen had to go through several lead singers mainly because of the desires of the record company. b. The Mamas and Papa’s were a group back in the late 70’s who were continually forced to write new albums and eventually it compromised the sound of the band. a. The Goo Goo Doll’s almost lost every cent they made as musicians to their label Metal Blade Records. C. The exposure to the dark side of the professional musicians world. 1. The murder of Tupac Shakur’s was due to his exposure to marijuana.
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Approximate Word count = 1797
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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