Comments on: The Power of Personality http://matthewebel.com/2008/12/10/the-power-of-personality/ Piano Geek Rock Mon, 21 May 2012 16:02:50 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Rowyn http://matthewebel.com/2008/12/10/the-power-of-personality/#comment-687 Rowyn Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:01:39 +0000 http://matthewebel.com/?p=735#comment-687 I wouldn't love your music *less* if you had a stage persona, but I can't imagine I'd love it *more*. Although -- would it change your music? If you felt like you needed to make your songs suit your stage persona and that resulted in a narrower range of musical or lyrical styles, I'd be sad. :( I think there are more successful performers that don't have an outsize stage persona than do have one, so I don't think it's a requirement. It seems like something you should do if you feel it suits you -- if you like playing up a role or one aspect of your personality whenever you're in public, or if you want to protect your private self from the spotlight. Conversely, if you didn't think that would be a fun way to live, it wouldn't be a good choice. I wouldn’t love your music *less* if you had a stage persona, but I can’t imagine I’d love it *more*. Although — would it change your music? If you felt like you needed to make your songs suit your stage persona and that resulted in a narrower range of musical or lyrical styles, I’d be sad. :(

I think there are more successful performers that don’t have an outsize stage persona than do have one, so I don’t think it’s a requirement. It seems like something you should do if you feel it suits you — if you like playing up a role or one aspect of your personality whenever you’re in public, or if you want to protect your private self from the spotlight. Conversely, if you didn’t think that would be a fun way to live, it wouldn’t be a good choice.

]]> By: Matthew Ebel http://matthewebel.com/2008/12/10/the-power-of-personality/#comment-686 Matthew Ebel Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:43:32 +0000 http://matthewebel.com/?p=735#comment-686 ...but am I entertaining ENOUGH? That's my fear- that the slow pace of my momentum could be helped by an image adjustment. We'll see. Thanks for the feedback tho! …but am I entertaining ENOUGH? That’s my fear- that the slow pace of my momentum could be helped by an image adjustment. We’ll see. Thanks for the feedback tho!

]]> By: C.C. Chapman http://matthewebel.com/2008/12/10/the-power-of-personality/#comment-685 C.C. Chapman Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:40:33 +0000 http://matthewebel.com/?p=735#comment-685 Would be entertaining for sure, but again more of a gimmick then anything else. I say be who you are which is quirky enough already. Would be entertaining for sure, but again more of a gimmick then anything else. I say be who you are which is quirky enough already.

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