Jonas Brothers – Just Three More Artists Going to Work

Two nights ago I got the opportunity to go over to Orlando to see the Jonas Brothers concert.  It was an interesting experience for me because it’s not an artist I follow or really know much about.  In fact, I have to admit that I ended up knowing a grand total of one song that they sang.

But the real point here is that while, yes, they did put on a good show, I found myself at one point with a completely different perspective not afforded by going to see someone who I am a fan of.

I stood there watching three performers at work.  They happen to go to their job on a Saturday night and they work well together.  These are co-workers who are in sync with one another – figuratively and literally.

I looked up on the stage from my floor seats and saw three guys doing what performers do in the music business.  They go up and entertain thousands for a couple hours and get to enjoy what they do and for a little while leave behind all the other aspects of the business.

Walking around backstage I saw them posing for pictures, which is part of “the business.”  They sang songs that I’m sure one or more of them wrote, which is “part of the business.”  And this was their third show in three nights because, yup, that’s “part of the business.”

Knowing some backup singers well, I more than probably most in the crowd did notice and pay attention to the two backup singers working hard as part of the show two nights ago.  Likewise for the musicians, even though it was nice to see a boy band who does play instruments (guitar and piano).

Screaming girls all around me saw the Jonas Brothers on-stage as ten feet tall – and not just because of the perspective from the elevated stage.  These passionate fans looked up as though these were individuals who are anything but regular guys going to work.

In the music business it’s important to have perspective.  Yes, there need to be dreams and goals.  But, it can also be really helpful to not only be realistic, but to be grateful, and – as I found two nights ago – to physically step out of the norm and observe an otherwise routine situation from a completely different viewpoint.

It’s not unlike my weekly show, “Now Hear This Entertainment.”  I meet regularly with other podcasters, but, when you stop and listen to one of them doing their show, you suddenly stop and have a different perspective on him or her and what they do.  It’s even better if you get to learn something, but hopefully it makes you more appreciative of what you have.  In the latter, you should take more pride and then that joy will come through and the listeners will benefit too.

The same can be said in the music industry.  Because it is a business, it’s easy to fall into the trap of just ‘going to work,’ and thus just going through the motions.  However, when you take the aforementioned pause, you’re likely to find an attitude adjustment akin to going on vacation and leaving work behind.  In other words, you should feel refreshed.  Again, your audience will benefit too and now your routine just might become, ‘I need to do that more often!’

Have you viewed a concert differently – or your own work – by doing the above?  Talk about it with others in our Facebook group.