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Hi. Call me Jennifer. I was born on the 29th of April. I'm really random. Most people get annoyed cause I change the subject every five minutes. I'm not complicated at all. If I like you, I'd use a pick-up line or just tell you straight up. Mixed signals are messed up, fo' sho. My friends call me super cheesy and corny: I'm known as a fortune cookie [mainly true]. I'm immature, true that. If anything I'm growing down instead of up. If you wanna be my friend, use a knock-knock joke. It works every time. I have obsessions with single gender bands and I think I'm going through a country phase. [my iPod is tired of replaying Taylor Swift or Kellie Pickler] Giggling is like my trademark. [I have an obnoxious squeeky laugh] I can't be mad at a person if they say a funny word. I'm super clumsy and I always manage to embarass myself. I don't believe in blending in; I'm unique and I vow to never follow "stereotypical trends" cause I don't roll that way...[: I make people pinky then middle finger swear. [Cause pinky's don't swear] Neon colors are awesome cause they're like BANG and neon-y but my favorite color is black...go figure.

Oh and if you're wondering, I'm fresh meat to advicenators. It's pretty sick--like sick in a good way. Lol. So far my comments on this site is merely this, "YG, adopt me!" Just kidding. Google leaded me here, and the rest is history. Or soon will be...You get the point. Anyway, I guess I'm here to not only help out questioners but also to be a questionee. [If that makes sense]. I know my advice isn't the best and may be a tad cheesy, but I can't help it; that's just me. If you need help, my inbox is always open for any question [that's appropriate, of course] so don't hesitate. I rarely bite, raWr.

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If I could do anything, no strings attached, I would be a singer with a career like Josh Groban's. He has the opportunity to do what he loves (without anyone telling him what or how to sing), he is able to make a living at it, travel the world, and most importantly of all, help people through his position.

Like him, I am a singer. I love music, and I've written a couple of songs myself. But all my life I've been told that singing is not a practical thing to do with my life, that I'll just be a starving artist... how do I prove them wrong? I'm from a small town, but I'm about to go to college in a bigger city. How can I follow my dream? And how can I make sure that I will succeed? Please help, I need any advice that anyone can give me, anything from warm-ups to ways to build my career to how to make good connections. Please! I need your help.

I think the best way to start a career in the music industry is by putting yourself out there. Make a music MySpace and upload your original songs. From there you can make a YouTube account and hope to get noticed. Many people have used the internet as their resource in the business like Esmee Denters and Savannah Outen. Also try to sing at bars, clubs, anywhere where you can get noticed. If you can, pay for some time in a studio and make a demo CD. Send it out to record companies and wait for a response. If you do not get contacted, don't be deceived. Many people try to get record deals so it may be a couple of years 'til they find your CD.

When making a YouTube or MySpace, try to be funny and open-minded. Funny YouTubers usually get attention like VenetianPrincess and open-minded MySpacers usually get attention from more then one fan-based genre.

Try to make friends with struggling artists. They may help you in the future if they get a record deal. Getting a manager can help you out too. A manager doesn't have to be someone famous or bossy. If anything, it could be a close friend.

You can prove the people who doubted you wrong just by letting them hear your voice. They may be blown away by it. Or maybe even write a song about how people assumed you couldn't make it. Those sort of things get attention.

Being an artist can be hard so make sure you ALWAYS have a back-up plan in case things don't go your way. Figure out what you will do as a career to pay rent or anything else.

I know how you feel when you say people assume singing isn't a practical career [I want to become a best selling creative writer] but there will always be people who attempt to bring you down. If you truly believe you can make it in the music industry, then work for it. Keep in mind, it's going to be hard and there will always be people who tell you "you're not good enough." and at times you might believe it too, but just remember that this is your dream and you choose whether to believe in it or not.

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(Rating: 5) Thank you so much! I really appreciate your detailed response about a career in music.
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