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.Back in another thread, I said to Marc:
Sounds like you're saying the song is secondary.

Marc replied:
If you don't have the song you go nowhere. That is the bottom line.
One thing I appreciate about Marc is he has never said miracles don't happen or lightning doesn't strike. People do win the lottery sometimes.

I myself am 53 years old in declining health. I had planned to move back to Nashville by now but I'm scared because of my insurance. It was easy at 28, it ain't so easy at 53. I don't have the time to put into the networking. I may not have the time to spend on a 5 year or 7 year plan (whichever it is now.) I may not have the talent either. I didn't have it before. I don't write as many songs as I used to and though I may come up with a verse that impresses me, finishing a song is nigh impossible for me. I start a lot of songs which just about everybody says but I don't mean it like most people do.

I think my best songs are probably behind me. I think some of them could still be a hit. I think almost anyone in here could write a hit. Lighting strikes, miracles happen, lotteries are won. BUT, it strikes relatively few people, miracle is an overused word, and millions of people lose on the lottery every night.

I think looking at it as lightning striking is good. Marc gives a lot of insight into what a lot of people do to make it and he's honest about how many of those don't make it. I don't think he's ever said you won't make it, just as Ray has never said you will make it. Both paths are tough.
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Last edited by Sausagelink; 10/02/09 01:47 AM.