I had a 2 hour conversation with @TheRealMandoza today, and it was the most enlightening chat i've ever had in a while. #MyChatWIthMandoza
— IG: ReasonHD_ (@ReasonHD) June 26, 2015I've had many conversations with some of the biggest artists in the country, but #MyChatWIthMandoza today was different.
— IG: ReasonHD_ (@ReasonHD) June 26, 2015The last thing i learnt from #MyChatWithMandoza… wish everybody the best of luck. We all need it.
— IG: ReasonHD_ (@ReasonHD) June 26, 2015#MyChatWithMandoza was a blessing. I thank God for every moment of it and i promise to go beyond with this lesson.
— IG: ReasonHD_ (@ReasonHD) June 26, 2015#MyChatWithMandoza gave me perspective.
You can learn from those that succeeded… but wait till you speak to those that survived failure.
— IG: ReasonHD_ (@ReasonHD) June 26, 2015#MyChatWithMandoza puts me on to the fact that Being the best forever is impossible.
— IG: ReasonHD_ (@ReasonHD) June 26, 2015Artists will give u todays success & make it seem like a lifetime worth, only to validate their greatness. #MyChatWithMandoza schooled me!
— IG: ReasonHD_ (@ReasonHD) June 26, 2015The only thing we can do differently to the previous guys... is prepare ourselves for failure and strive for longevity. #MyChatWithMandoza
— IG: ReasonHD_ (@ReasonHD) June 26, 2015I realized, We often look at the generation before us, & try capitalize on their mistakes, as if they didn't do the same. #MyChatWithMandoza
— IG: ReasonHD_ (@ReasonHD) June 26, 2015The coolest thing about #MyChatWithMandoza though, was him bringing out the reality that none of us are taught to handle fame.
— IG: ReasonHD_ (@ReasonHD) June 26, 2015#MyChatWithMandoza made me realize that OUR money looks more, cause we buy more expensive products, when in actual fact we're making less.
— IG: ReasonHD_ (@ReasonHD) June 26, 2015In #MyChatWithMandoza i was educated about a time when artists used to drive around with 70k in the car just to avoid a bank clearance.
— IG: ReasonHD_ (@ReasonHD) June 26, 2015In #MyChatWIthMandoza i was schooled about a time in music when Brenda Fassie would shut down malls, just to buy an outfit.
— IG: ReasonHD_ (@ReasonHD) June 26, 2015In #MyChatWithMandoza he said dont let it go to your head! Good or bad. You must give it to God. Or ull think YOU'RE the BEST. or the WORST.
— IG: ReasonHD_ (@ReasonHD) June 26, 2015In #MyChatWIthMandoza he said "When your ego sittin on the 10th floor, u will die when u fall. But if its on the ground floor, u will live"
— IG: ReasonHD_ (@ReasonHD) June 26, 2015#MyChatWIthMandoza taught me that nothing me and my peers are doing now is new. Everything they believe they did or do, has been done. Bigga
— IG: ReasonHD_ (@ReasonHD) June 26, 2015Often as "New Artists" we think we're doing it better than "old artists" because we have more info. #MyChatWIthMandoza taught me otherwise.
— IG: ReasonHD_ (@ReasonHD) June 26, 2015I'm really glad to see Reason tweet this cause people dont understand how this music thing is not forever and you need to always be grounded. When I was coming up artists like Arthur were going to global companions like ErnstnYoung to do their books. I remember being told that Zola had to book a private flight to get to all his gigs. If cats had cocaine habits you can imagine how much money was circulating back in the day. People were selling 500,000 units and that royalty was lunch money cause they were making so much more from other things. I keep telling cats fame aint change from what it was when Mandoza and TKZee were blown but the money has definately depreciated. What made our music business was that it was self sufficient fans purchased the music, promoters booked shows, people came and supported. The problem with todays game is that its very dependent on brands endorsing or buying into the culture. If a brand doesnt co-sign you you won't be at the events that matter or maybe make the money they paying. Obviously things like unemployment, internet, airtime, freedom have given the average consumer a lot more options and music isn't just the only thing they can consume.