"The Person Comes Before the Musician"
The Person Comes First
This book is dedicated to my father, a musician who taught me everything I know about music, and to my uncle, who inspired me to think differently about money, success, and what it truly means to succeed in life.
- Erez Gross
About BIG MUSIC, BIG MONEY!
BIG MUSIC, BIG MONEY! begins with a simple idea: before you become a successful musician, you may need to become a stronger, more confident version of yourself.
Talent alone does not shape your career. The way you see yourself, the value you place on what you create, and your courage to stand behind your music matter just as much.
Before you can truly believe in yourself as a musician, you need to believe in your own value as a person — to be seen, face rejection, ask for money, and stop waiting for others to tell you that you are good enough.
Sometimes, the biggest thing holding back your music career isn’t your music. It’s the way you see yourself.
Change the person — and you may be surprised by what happens to the musician within you!
Powerful Ideas from the Book
“Your music can be worth a great deal of money.
It all depends on your own self-worth.”
“By making better music, you will
not necessarily make more money.”
“If you want to be a successful musician, you had better learn how to develop your business side.”
“We live in a world whose native tongue is money.”
“The biggest problem of most musicians is waking up
one day and saying to yourself:
‘I am going to realize my musical dream.”
“It is important that you move the leverage point from
your talent to your marketing and selling abilities.”
“The sooner you start, the quicker you
will realize your musical aspirations.”
About the Author
Erez Gross is a musician, guitarist, educator, and author who has spent many years exploring the connection between music, creativity, self-worth, and success.
Through his own experience as a musician, he discovered that talent alone is not always enough. Building a musical career also requires confidence, courage, business thinking, and the ability to recognize the value of what you create.
In BIG MUSIC, BIG MONEY!, Erez shares these ideas with musicians who want to take their music — and themselves — seriously.
