What matters most in the business

1. THE PAPER
2. THE SONG
3. THE PRODUCER
4. THE PERFORMER

These aren't my words - they came from the mouth of some one with far more experience than I. I'm sure he'd argue the same order applies to movies, telvesion, video games - whatever. The business of any of these fields is the same as any other business, only the terms are changed. "A buying a used car could be called a negative pick-up . . . you buy the car, you pick it up!"