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Agreeing with EVERYTHING she said. SO good. :) 

cait-land:

Last night I went with some friends of mine to see Joe Jonas perform at the House Of Blues on Sunset. I learned a lot of things about myself, the music business and personal character. First, in order to get known in the entertainment industry you have to be proactive and take risks. You have to have tough skin and not take no for an answer, always find a way. When I was sixteen the music business meant something so different to me, it was glitz, glamour, high class and pretty much untouchable to anyone outside that inner circle. I was focusing on the fame and paparazzi, that was my motive and what drove me to get music heard to the public. I’m sure those things are true but last night there was something else that my eyes were opened to seeing so real, the industry is so fake and what they are good at doing is projecting and making something appear bigger and better than it really is. It’s not untouchable, if your persistent and fearless you can have it in your grasp and have people handing it to you, it’s all about the skill and way you do it. Networking couldn’t be a better use of a word to describe the industry it’s getting to know people, being kind and connecting beyond the music, authentically. Being in the music business is more than just your music it’s about your personal character as well. If your confident or insecure, if your outgoing or introverted, if your self-centered or focused on your fans or people, all of these characteristics show and actually drive and sell your music more than your voice does. People want to feel worthy and connected to someone especially someone who they look up to as a role model, and what better way than to personally connect with your fans. Seeing Joe up there perform on stage had no “shock factor,” I was surprised that I didn’t see him any different than myself. He was merely my peer, just like everyone else was there.  I have lost the shock factor that I once had when it comes to celebrities or fame, and its because I have been keeping my eyes focused on the one who really deserves all glory and praise, Jesus Christ.  I am setting my standards at God’s standards and I am trusting Him with Jess&Cait music and our career. I want to be humbled and see our fans as ourselves and I don’t want to feel as if I am untouchable to them, I want our fans to know that we are there to love and support them as much as they are loving and supporting us and our music. I want God’s heart to shine through Jessica’s heart and my heart. I want to see our fans look at us as something different and new within the entertainment industry. I want God to do something big and the unthinkable with Jess&Cait music, I want there to be a revelation within the music business and entertainment industry. I want the stereotype of body image, pride, sexuality and insecurities to be broken within the hearts of those in the industry and those who are “outside looking in.” I want to see God’s grace and mercy conveyed in our music and in our hearts so that anyone who hears our music can be uplifted, and anyone who talks to us can know what being whole and complete really means, pointing them to the one and only who truly satisfies all desires and needs… One day :)