You never know when a small label may hit a home run and have an album that goes gold.

Arlo Guthrie’s ‘mystic’ songwriting journey has led him back to Trinity Church where he wrote his infamous protest song, “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree.”

“I would come to Nashville to write, and go back to L.A. and watch the energy dissipate.”

“I don’t care who you are, whether you are a great artist or just someone trying to fake it, the hit process still begins with a great song. There is no getting around that.”

Starting your own publishing company is simple, and the information is available through performing rights societies, friends in the biz, and numerous self-help books you can purchase at music/book stores.

Everyone has heard the stories about the Brill Building in New York City and the wonderful creative atmosphere that was prevalent there in the 1950s.

“I enjoy listening to the music. I love to crank it up, and I surely do.”

He performs around Nashville occasionally,

Today’s music industry is a competitive, big-bucks business. While many knock on it’s door, only a few gain entrance.

Being in a “trade” or “business” as defined by the tax laws certainly has its advantages. It does, however, have disadvantages.