Originally Posted by Dan Sullivan
Mike, You make sense arguing that luck plays a role but not an overly significant role in a successful music career. Talent, attitude and hard work are more important than luck, the same way they are in most other endeavors. Of course human beings are vain creatures and it's not uncommon for people to deny that luck played any role whatsoever in whatever success they may have achieved, preferring to attribute their own achievements entirely to hard work and talent. That's just the way the world goes round.


Dan, there is no such thing as "luck." When we say someone is "lucky" we mean they beat the odds on something. That can happen by accident, but it is not statistically dependable. I've had good things happen in my career because, by chance, I was in the right place at the right time. But that was not because of "luck" in the superstitious sense. Winners don't depend on luck, they work hard to be ready to take advantage of chance. There is a word for people who think "luck" plays a role in ongoing success...losers.

Read my long-time quote below by Earl Wilson

You've got to know your limitations. I don't know what your limitations are. I found out what mine were when I was twelve. I found out that there weren't too many limitations, if I did it my way. -Johnny Cash

It's only music.
-niteshift

Mike Dunbar Music