Judge says artists need more to succeed
DANNY O’DONOGHUE has gone off Script – and admitted show hopefuls need more than a voice to make it in the music business.
The Voice coach and singer reckons a set of lungs is “the tip of the iceberg” because artists spend just FIVE per cent of their careers on stage.
And he said the BBC1 show’s wannabes should push themselves forward rather than rely on celebrity mentors to open doors for them.
The Script frontman said: “There are some amazing singers on the show. But although they have a great skill, that’s the tip of the iceberg.
“It’s about how well-rounded they are. We only get to sing for about five per cent of our careers.
“The rest of it is how you conduct yourself, your plans.”
Danny — who is mentoring Andrea Begley and Karl Michael — went on: “The misconception is that it’s up to me to make my acts famous, but we’re not a record company. We don’t have loads of money to be throwing around on acts. Universal are the ones with the contracts.
“We set up the platform and give them their own lane into the industry, but at the end of the day it’s up to the person themselves.
“None of us got here because a label threw money at us.”
Meanwhile fellow mentor Jessie J said her remaining two hopefuls, Ash Morgan and Matt Henry, can’t expect to be mollycoddled — because she won’t compromise her own career.
She said the singers need to brace themselves for a long, hard battle to the top if they are going to become household names.
Jessie said: “We don’t have time to wrap them up in cotton wool. We didn’t have that.
“I can’t imagine having someone like Tom Jones holding my hand when I started. When we’re here, we devote our time to the acts.
“But they have to remember, we’re doing what they’re doing.
“We’re just a little further down the line than they are. If we stop to hold their hand our own careers will suffer.
“I’ve told my team, once this show’s over they have to find promotion for themselves.”
The Price Tag singer also suggested that the acts should sit in on her sound checks and gigs to give them a taste of what it’s really like in the music business.
She added: “Singing covers on a TV show is very different to the industry. I had seven years before I made it.”
Source: The Sun / Edited: DannyODonoghue
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