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Songwriter, performer, mentor, author, and speaker Nancy Moran has released four solo albums and for eight years was part of a group that performed throughout the U.S.

Notable Guest Quotes

“My philosophy is if you want to succeed in the music business...you’re going to have to wear different hats.”

“Sometimes you gotta take a step back...you’re not alone.”

“I've found out it’s not music that is the problem, it’s the music business.”

“There is a very very little difference (between) the people at the top and the people at the bottom.  I've come across someone whom I think is huge who still has the mentality, ‘I haven't made it.’”

“I think what I really learned is there is no getting there.  Once you get up to a level higher than what you are right now, then your ideals change... then shoot for something more.”

“I think that you should always be striving to just do something better than your last record or last tour, striving for more, to me that's what success really is'.”

“I do not suggest people, especially at the beginning of their career, that you pick yourself up and move to Nashville because it is a lot harder to get noticed in Nashville, L.A., or New York or any of the major towns because there are so many people here doing the same thing.  You are no longer somebody special.”

“It’s a lot easier to become a big fish in your hometown, then work your way out regionally and develop a regional following.”

“The industry does look for who's rising up in the regions across the country, who's got buzz going.”

“What I really think motivates people is a good show.”

“If you think about the best show you've ever seen, was it a big concert and what about that concert grabbed your attention?  It was probably something they did on stage.  How would you make a splash?”

Songs on this episode

"Perfect World"
"Unconditional Love"