But when you're beginning, you should try to focus on something you love and your own way of doing things.
I see myself as the buffer between the band and the record company.
My other advice is to start writing songs and singing right away.
The vocals are what immediately draw people in and sell the song.
I think my voice worked out fine, but it was a lot of work for me. And I was very self-conscious about it. I was a bit self-conscious about writing lyrics too.
Music has become a bigger business, and with that there is more pressure to succeed; I think that it creates a negative pressure for being creative.