The Lessons
The
Lessons
Bosses Making Bosses
Ten rules for taking your seat in the music business, earned over twenty years of reading contracts, saying no, and building R Baron from OutSouth Nashville to Los Angeles. No theory. What I lived.
It took me over twenty years to get on. Everything in this book, I earned the hard way: by studying, by reading every contract I could find, by failing, by saying no, and by never giving up. Read them, run them, and pass them on. The young person reading this today is the boss of tomorrow.— TK Kimbro
Ten lessons
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I
Never Sign Bad Paperwork
“A bad contract follows you forever — so never sign one.”
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II
Work a Label System From the Bottom Up
“The entry-level person today can be the president tomorrow.”
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III
Stay in a System Once You Understand It
“Learn one major system — then live in it and master it.”
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IV
Befriend and Mentor the Youth
“Give the young what you never got — and break the cycle.”
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V
Never Do Business From an Emotional Standpoint
“Business is business.”
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VI
Always Go With Your Gut
“God is the intrinsic.”
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VII
Never Negotiate From a Point of Disadvantage
“Don’t do anything to get on — unless you’re ready to do anything to get out.”
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VIII
Always Say No
“The greatest word in the English language is no.”
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IX
Learn Financial Structure — Trust No One, Question Everyone
“Read, learn, and read again.”
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X
Always Pay Your Taxes
“Be over every penny you earn.”
October 9–10
R Baron returns to our second home in Detroit to keep getting money and keep making bosses.