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John Tesh
American
Musician
Born:
Jul 9
,
1952
Every
Job
Me
Music
People
You
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The world is full of people who have dreams of playing at Carnegie Hall, of running a marathon, and of owning their own business. The difference between the people who make it across the finish line and everyone else is one simple thing: an action plan.
John Tesh
Dreams
Business
People
World
Simple
Finish Line
Own
Action
Else
Everyone
Everyone Else
Carnegie
Carnegie Hall
Running
Finish
Simple Thing
Between
Make
Hall
Line
Owning
Difference
Plan
Across
Full
Who
Marathon
Thing
Playing
If you want to write the next great novel, but you think, No, this won't work because no one will buy it or it won't be any good, then you talk yourself out of taking a risk.
John Tesh
Work
Buy
Good
Great
You
Yourself
Will
Think
Out
Risk
Write
No-One
Taking
Talk
Because
Any
Want
Then
Next
Novel
I hate to say it, but Christmas as a kid was always a moneymaking venture for me. I played trumpet, and a friend of mine who played trombone and a guy who played tuba, every Christmas we'd go out for three or four days beforehand and play Christmas carols on our horns.
John Tesh
Christmas
Me
Hate
Three
Every
Our
Mine
Say
Kid
Out
Horns
Guy
Trombone
Days
Venture
Always
Go
Trumpet
Beforehand
Friend
Tuba
Who
Play
Moneymaking
Four
Played
I used almost every penny I ever made to build recording studios in every city I lived in. I don't have much to show for all the TV money except a lot of musical gear and a lot of songs.
John Tesh
Money
Made
Penny
Recording
Build
Every
Musical
TV
City
Gear
Except
Songs
Studios
Almost
Lot
Much
Used
Show
Lived
Ever
If you want to get an education in how to get a story and how to survive, then get a street reporter job in New York City.
John Tesh
Education
You
Job
City
New
How
Survive
Get
Reporter
York
New York
New York City
Want
Story
To Survive
Then
Street
I was 23 years old. It was a wild time. I was covering everything that blew up - blackouts, Studio 54, son of Sam killer, and all of that stuff.
John Tesh
Time
Son
Old
Wild
Everything
Killer
Studio
Stuff
Blew
Years
Covering
Up
Sam
I spent another six years in Europe covering sporting events such as the Tour de France.
John Tesh
Events
France
Spent
Tour
Another
Years
Covering
Six
Europe
I grew up wanting to be a musician, but my parents were sure I would starve to death. So, they put me in physics and chemistry. That eventually blew up, and I got into radio.
John Tesh
Death
Me
Physics
Parents
Chemistry
Starve
Musician
Would
Put
Blew
Sure
Got
Were
Up
Grew
Wanting
Radio
Eventually
I took the ET job because I wanted to stop traveling and they said I would only work half a day. Then I could work on music the rest of the day. They put in my contract that I wouldn't work after 1 P.M.
John Tesh
Work
Music
Day
Job
Rest
Half
Took
Would
Only
Could
Put
Because
Said
Contract
Stop
Wanted
After
Then
Traveling
A lot of people are willing to pray or to put in work, but they're not willing to take true risks.
John Tesh
Work
Risks
People
Willing
Take
Put
True
Pray
Lot
I've been stuck on John Eldredge lately. He's all about being a warrior outside of the church. I hate to think about this kind of stuff - I just like to do it.
John Tesh
Hate
Church
Warrior
Think
Lately
Kind
John
About
Stuck
Outside
He
Stuff
Like
Been
Just
Being
There's probably a way to use that great content and to live under the radar now and then in order to reach a new audience. That's the thinking I'm talking about.
John Tesh
Great
Live
Thinking
Way
About
New
Reach
Talking
Content
Audience
Order
Then
Use
Radar
Now
Now And Then
I call it 'the Etch A Sketch life.' Every few years, you should shake that thing up.
John Tesh
Life
You
Few
Every
Shake
Call
Years
Up
Sketch
Should
Thing
I've sort of become the poster boy for quitting your job and following your dreams.
John Tesh
Dreams
Job
Become
Poster
Poster Boy
Following
Sort
Boy
Quitting
Your
Your Dreams
It's my job to try and be as good a person as I can, and that's enough work for me.
John Tesh
Work
Good
Me
Try
Job
Enough
Person
It's impossible to be a good Christian. If you think it's easy to be a good Christian, then you're not really trying hard enough.
John Tesh
Good
You
Impossible
Christian
Think
Enough
Easy
Trying
Then
Really
Hard
I worry a lot about what people think. I worry people think I'm not helping them enough, that they don't like my music, that I'm playing a song too fast or talking too fast. I worry my wife isn't happy with our relationship... I'm afraid somebody's going to take my career away from me. That it's going to go away, or I'm going to get fired.
John Tesh
Music
Me
Relationship
Happy
People
Song
Wife
Somebody
Go Away
Think
Too
Enough
Our
Worry
About
Fired
Take
Like
Talking
Go
Lot
Get
Going
Afraid
Them
Helping
Away
Fast
Playing
Career
Oprah was famous for going to a garden party and ad-libbing. She could literally interview people for a half hour about nothing, and it was entertaining. She had her own show before she had her own show.
John Tesh
Garden
People
Half
Party
Before
Own
Nothing
Interview
Entertaining
About
Could
Had
Hour
She
Oprah
Going
Famous
Literally
Show
Her
We feel like if we miss a Sunday at church, that's one thing, but we can't miss an opportunity to help.
John Tesh
Opportunity
Church
Sunday
One Thing
Feel
Miss
Like
Help
Thing
The only thing I have ever really cared to be known as is a musician.
John Tesh
Musician
Only
Known
The Only Thing
Really
Ever
Thing
Cared
Being in music forever, I have good pitch, so I know when I'm singing in or out of tune. But the key to really good singing is just relaxing and thinking about what the song is.
John Tesh
Music
Good
Song
Key
Singing
Thinking
Relaxing
Out
About
Know
Forever
Pitch
Just
Being
Tune
Really
People like Bryant Gumbel and Bob Costas are terrific broadcasters because they get challenged every day.
John Tesh
Day
Every Day
People
Every
Broadcasters
Bryant
Like
Terrific
Because
Get
Bob
Challenged
I grew up with the Woodstock generation. I went to Woodstock, and like everybody in my school, I wanted to be in a rock-and-roll band, and most of us were. But I also grew up with a lot of piano lessons and a lot of classical music training.
John Tesh
Music
Generation
Training
School
Band
Everybody
Classical
Classical Music
Piano
Piano Lessons
Like
Most
Also
Were
Lot
Up
Wanted
Grew
Woodstock
Us
Lessons
I was really raised by three women - my mom, and I have two older sisters, one nine years and one 11 years older - so I'm happy to have that many women in the house.
John Tesh
Mom
Happy
Women
Three
Older
Nine
House
Years
Sisters
Really
Many
Raised
Two
I do a long sound check. I get there at noon on the day of a show and sit behind the piano and then walk around with the microphone. Then I feel like I have done my homework.
John Tesh
Day
Walk
Long
Sit
Homework
Piano
Feel
Check
Like
Around
Sound
Noon
Get
Microphone
Done
Behind
Then
Show
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