Letters to musicians

Anonymous · 2012-07-24T16:19:09-04:00

So I have been thinking about sending letters to musicians lately. The ones on my chart mostly and I'll write about positives things and favorite songs etc. These letters would be going to my favorite artists basically. Now I haven't done my research (or begun at all as a matter of fact) so is there anything I should I expect? Looking at my top 100 chart, do they look like a bunch of people who might reply back? I'm not demanding a response although what chances do I have of getting any? Being a highly sentimental person who finds second hand antiques fasinating, finds awe when seeing in person a letter which was wrote in a time like the 1800's, sees mountains and thinks how they have been the same when people from past ages saw them, etc, doing this would really mean a lot to me. To know that something I have written has reached these people who wrote the music I listened to would be great. To actually get to hold something that they themselves touched would be so special to me. It means they saw what I had done and then replied. Really. What more could I want from them? So how should I go about this? Should I go about it? What chances do I have of it reaching them? Should I send an empty letter with return address or would that come across too demanding? Would they appreciate any gifts? Would you ever do anything like this?

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I chatted with Solex once on Facebook. Other than that, I don't think I've talked to any musician.

Sometimes these artists' official websites have info on how to contact them, either by letters or online. You could give it a go, and see if they respond.

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Jhereko wrote:

Here's an example of a telegram I wrote to Billy Joe Armstrong:

Quote:

Dear BJA [STOP]
PLEASE STOP [STOP]
Sincerely Jhereko[STOP]

Telegram jokes still funny, since 1839

Was this before or after Western Union stopped its telegram service about 5 years ago, thus permanently ending the telegram industry? 😉
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One thought I had - Are you writing them for your own purposes, or do you expect a reply? To me, these are two separate goals.

Another thought - some artists that you respect for their music might not be the most engaging or courteous letter writers in the world. It ties to the 'who would you like to have a beer with?' discussion. Those who are fans of Syd Barrett - could you imagine having a beer with him back then? It would be interesting...perhaps... or he could fail to show up, be completely random, or completely disengaged. I'd argue that while Vanilla Ice is a bit of a joke, he'd probably be a good laugh over a beer. A great artist does not necessarily equate with a great conversationalist. Likewise, a great artist might not reply with a great letter.

This sounds really interesting. I'm curious to hear how it works out. I say go for it.

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