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    Musician! Think you're getting too old to do Emergenza?

    Don't lose hope here's a list of people that made it after years of live apprenticeship.



    Musician! Think you're getting too old to do Emergenza? Thinking that you won't make it after 30? Don't lose hope here's a list of people that made it after years of live apprenticeship. The main thing is doing the right gig and eventually you can still make it. That's why we're here for you.

    If you have signed up or are thinking about signing to do the Emergenza festival and feel too old don't despair. Ok, so you’re approaching 30 and haven’t been successful. A musician’s path to success is varied, with many twists and turns on the way.

    If you feel paranoid about being an aging musician but still feel like a kid (most musicians do) you are not alone. It's not uncommon for musicians to openly dismiss the possibility of success in music, after the age of 30. Our entire culture champions youth and puts its full support behind promising young musicians as quick as they can be born. Even the heroes of music, for the most part, were young. Their ability to create in their youth is like a testament to the power of human will however, the young are easily “influenced” within the music business.

    With so many tales of youthful success and excess, many young musicians put pressure on themselves to fit their achievements into a tidy timeline that sees them cashing out of the biz right around 30. But while it can be easy to chalk up many artists' successes to their youthful enthusiasm and energy, being young doesn’t really equate to being successful. The fact is, so many of our heroes lived in a very different time. A time where expectations were higher and opportunities were plenty, especially for musicians.

    So give yourself a break. There are plenty of exceptional musicians who hit their stride in their 30s. It’s all about having the right attitude and never giving up on making the music you need to make – not what age you are. To prove it, here are five iconic musicians who finally found success in their 30s. Some mainstream and some in the very cool "underground" and very credible level (see number 5).


    1. Lemmy (Motorhead), 33

    Lemmy Kilmister’s storied career found the heavy rocker rubbing elbows with the greats from the minute he made the scene. Whether it was working as a roadie for Hendrix or playing bass and singing with Hawkwind for a few years, Lemmy was a musician committed to making his presence known. After leaving Hawkwind with success and fame still eluding him, Kilmister decided it was time to start his own band. Motorhead would toil in the clubs for a few years, their proto-punk and metal stylings still too far ahead of their time. The band was about to pack it up, deciding they would do one last "farewell" gig and record it as a document. The live recording didn’t happen, but the producer they had contacted showed up to the show and was so impressed that he offered them recording time at his studio. Those recordings found success, and by Motorhead’s second album, Overkill, Lemmy finally found success at the age of 33.


    2. Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth), 37

    Yes! thirty-bloody-seven...no joke. Art-school leanings and a punk-rock approach allowed Sonic Youth to explore rock 'n' roll's more avant-garde side, exploiting its essential tones with their uniquely tuned guitars. At the heart of Sonic Youth’s revolutionary vision was Kim Gordon, an accomplished artist already having created successful works across a number of mediums. Sonic Youth’s untrained approach, relying on their own intuitions and ability to jam and spontaneously compose while still incorporating elements of pop music, gave them a unique sound. Gordon was just about 30 for the release of the band’s first album, Confusion Is Sex. Her disaffected singing style and powerful lyrics would propel some of the band's best songs. Her thumping bass would be an essential tool in crafting the band’s signature wall of noise.

    After the band’s epic Daydream Nation album was released in 1988, Sonic Youth was offered a record deal with major label Geffen Records. With Gordon a tender 37 years old, she and the band would go on to release several seminal albums that would greatly influence the nascent grunge rock movement and beyond until they disbanded in 2011.


    3. Sheryl Crow, 31

    Crow worked as a music teacher at a Missouri primary school, created commercial jingles for McDonalds and Toyota, and served as a backing vocalist for Michael Jackson in the 1980s before starting work on her first album in the early ‘90s. In 1992, she recorded her first attempt at a self-titled debut record, which was ultimately rejected by the label. Still, the album ended up getting dispersed via various file sharing networks, and Crow slowly began garnering some public attention. She released her first official debut album, Tuesday Night Music Club, in 1993 and became a true breakout success at the age of 31, with the release of the record’s third single “All I Wanna Do.”

    4. Cyndi Lauper, 30

    Who?? well, this is the question everybody under the age of 35 will ask but the song “girls just wanna have fun” should ring the bell. The carefree and soulful Cyndi Lauper recorded some of the biggest hits of the 1980s, including "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun," "Time After Time," and "She Bop." Her unique voice and style was energetic, modern, and fun. Unlike the music she’s known for, Lauper’s life was in a tough spot at the time before her debut album’s release. She had been sued by her former manager. She had declared bankruptcy to pay off what she owed and was playing small shows around New York City in an attempt to establish herself solo. The release of her album was huge, selling over six million copies and earning her two Grammys. All this, and she had just turned 30 months before the album’s release.


    5. Peaches, 35,

    After the canadian artist was knocked back constantly throughout her 20's, she moved to Berlin, Germany, it was here that she was signed to the Kitty Yo label and released her album,The Teaches of Peaches (2000). Touring as the opening act for bands like Marilyn Manson and Queens of the Stone Age she subsequently released her second album, FatherFucker (2003).

    Her songs have been featured in movies such as Jackass two, Drive Angry, and Lost in Translation. Her music has also been featured on television shows such as Lost Girl, The L Word, Ugly Betty, South Park and 30 Rock. Peaches performed guest vocals on Pink's album Try This on the song "Oh My God", on the Chicks on speed album 99 Cents, on the song "We don't play guitars, on Christina Aguilera's 2010 album Bionic, on the song "My Girls" (which was produced and co-written with Le Tigre), and recently on Major Lazer's 2013 album Free the Universe on the song "Scare Me" featuring Timberlee. So she waited and waited patiently until her day would come. She placed more stuff in a few years than she did try to break. that took more than 15 years!


    So there you have it. If you think you are far too old to make it think again. You just don't give up and your day will come. If you are doing Emergenza or are thinking about doing it remember that as long as the songs are ace we will push them to our hundreds of contact around the world!