3. The Guy Who Complains
This is the artist that’s just never happy; it’s always “too this” or “too that.” A manager is not an assistant or a servant. The manager’s job is to head your career and build and represent your brand. They don’t ever want to get in bed with someone who needs looking after constantly. Unpredictability and irrationality are two very dangerous things in an artist. Managers want to know that when they set their clients up with an opportunity, they’ll do their best to perform as promised with no strings attached. If an artist shows any telltale signs of being a “complainant” early on, you can pretty much count on that being the end of the relationship right there. How you treat the people around you, how you react to things not going as planned, and the way you present yourself all come into consideration when managers want to see if you’re the right fit for them.
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