Gary Clark Jr. on Making Music in the TikTok Era

JRE #2123 w/Gary Clark Jr.
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[@luiscruz7343]

Social media in general is terrible for music. I have a friend in nashville and she met with a major executive. Executive didnt ask her about her music, what shes working on. First thing the executive asked was how many followers on tiktok she had. In a time where we all know majority of people on social media pay for likes, comments, shares and follows. These "executives" dont care about music or art. They only care about money and algorithms

[@thetruth1862]

Being over 40 , I've seen alot of things come and go but phones and internet definitely was the biggest mind fuck ever.

[@t-rozbenouameur5304]

Smartphones are really a double edged sword. The best and worst invention.

[@thetruth1862]

@@t-rozbenouameur5304 yes indeed

[@CantTellYou]

Just wait til those have came & gone and their replacements are ___________ (that’s a blank space because idk what it will be)

[@KEPSAGAMER]

it's intentional... literally designed to destroy humanity....

[@thetruth1862]

@@KEPSAGAMER I agree

[@winslowdonovanmusic]

speaking a lot of facts. i still appreciate this era of music. super grateful.

[@jopo7996]

If you listen carefully you can hear Shane, Mark and Ari, quietly snoring under Joe's desk.

[@dertythegrower]

That is the green room for KillTony. They lined the walls with aluminum foil and egg cartons.

[@MrDrunkNFunky]

Aww. Keeping his feet warm 🥲

[@deuceb1069]

Quietly slurping*

[@arjunaditya5720]

Mark quietly sneaks in a Tiktok pun! Which nobody gets

[@jevinday]

I think the misconception is that musicians write an album in their beachside cabin, go and record it in a studio for a couple weeks, do an epic tour, and then cash in and swim in pools of money while the label does all the work. It's not magic or an easy career, it's like working 2 or 3 full time jobs

[@steratorefriends6596]

Used to be able to basically do that, but even then the labels were raping the artists

[@barbaraknight4203]

Label steals and ppl are made gone, and the label has the money

[@ashleybanks-wm4cg]

Its better now tho because we have a ll the technology and access to all the same things the labels have artists from the past and people in other industries dont have these things

[@garrettadkins8265]

Anybody catch Gary trying to bring up the James Brown interview going over Joe’s head lol

[@VictorMariachi]

Personally TikTok for me was a blessing. I’ve been an independent artist for 10 years and the most organic growth I got was from TikTok in less than 2 years. Learn to use it and not use you is my advice

[@rhythmtreble7311]

Love Gary Clark Jr!

[@Nickword1]

I mean i played my new mixtape while doing my work out videos and they got over 10k views so that means thousands of people heard my music.. TikTok is crazy how it can get people listeners like that!

[@ladygeorge505]

Seen him at the Cains Ballroom in Tulsa a couple times, great musician!

[@matthewcassette]

The only way I've made money as a musician is to ghost produce a song, make synth presets or get a sync license. Just releasing music isn't enough anymore.

[@ashleybanks-wm4cg]

You just don't have the formula

[@Ichsukatanuka]

Tiktok is one of the worst things to happen to music

[@michaelinglese1766]

I couldn't agree more, tiktok is for CLOWNS

[@JE06product]

short form video ruins music i agree

[@dertythegrower]

..for society, you mean.

[@EMoney-vl9hi]

Many old and new artist grew on tiktok and were able to make money from it

[@Steve.Cutler]

Worst thing for mankind really.

[@StriveForFreedomSFF]

“These roads of flame are catching on. Fayahhhh ahh ah aaaha ahahahahaha”

[@RetroBacon1]

Yung Cazzy been blowing up on tiktok 🙌

[@greenmanalishi6963]

Make Music Great Again

[@pedrot4814]

Joe doesn't smoke enough weed

[@droneshots6192]

Praise jah in the moonlight is a great example of music blowing up on social media.

[@thestonedandstripped]

Never heard of it😅

[@rjwasser8312]

Better idea: every time you get an invite, do a free, multi-platform mini show where you read an itemized list of cost associated with late night shows. Fuck big entertainment!

[@414GetInMode]

Interesting points made. Tik Tok definitely has major influence over music. In what ways? Debatable. Nonetheless, a stimulating conversation. 👍

[@phonics420]

I saw Gary Clark Jr open for the Rolling Stones in a stadium a few years back. He held back a lot just to keep the light on the stones. Can't wait to see him headline.

[@bananastan714]

That's awesome. Saw him open for FooFighters, and Gary Clark Jr. was my favorite part.

[@thestonedandstripped]

Yeah right. He held back😅

[@angellemons5125]

Should get charley Crockett on here 🔥🔥

[@vinniecolemusic]

Yes!

[@nestoactive3647]

This guy had like 100 brain farts wtf 😂😂

[@joaquintamayo3126]

TikTok ruined my favorite songs

[@menwithven8114]

Yeah every once in a while I come across a song I've known and enjoyed for an extremely long time and it's some horrendous basterdized version. Maybe the best example of all is a song that 99% of people have no idea who sings the original or have even heard the original. "Home" by Edward Sharpe and the magnetic zeros. My wife one day had me watch a clip of something and she was shocked I knew the words to that song.

[@Saf_Ibn_Sayyad_Bacon]

OK boomer

[@warrenlanham9088]

Don't worry.... that's the least of what tik tok has ruined lol

[@ryv2484]

There are some songs that to this day I refuse to listen to because I don’t want some tik-tok zombie interjecting “oh I love that one!!” When I play it too loud.

[@dertythegrower]

Tiktok purposely was made to ruin culture... iykyk

[@jakeyxjakey1]

social media stories/videos are people literally pimping themselves out for likes lol

[@ashleybanks-wm4cg]

No this is the new medium back in the day people had journals now we can share our journals and read others

[@udeve]

Hello from Nukus city🎉

[@JE06product]

short form video cheapens music and has the ability to make me hate good music composition and sound production

[@hardy9429]

Trash songs have always been marketed to 16yo old girls, and they have always been forgettable

[@iherduluvlawngdich]

thats funny the guy in the actual industry is less confident about a definitive answer about his own experience and industry versus Joe who just is like "i think its for everybody"

[@bobalmond8257]

Write it off as a tax deduction.

[@Saf_Ibn_Sayyad_Bacon]

Tiktok improved my favorite music 😊

[@brianjensen7977]

10k views...oof. joe is going back to the old days

[@davidhooper259]

I give a rip if artists like GCJ do another dumb promo and long as great artist like him continue to create especially full albums. Streaming has certainly killed the joy of an album with singles

[@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2]

Hey guys our creators Mother Father of all creation are here on earth in person 🎉 this is the biggest event!! phone home today!!!🎉

[@joshw9736]

I have been playing music for over two decades, , have recorded multiple albums with multiple bands, toured, been signed and have never turned a profit. playing music in America and being "successful" is like winning the lottery. if you're in it for the money, you'll more then likely be disappointed. the internet has been amazing for exposure, booking tours, connecting with fans...but making money as a band? Nah lol

[@Saf_Ibn_Sayyad_Bacon]

OK boomer

[@rezaf7086]

Must be shut down in my opinion in UK and United states ❤

[@PoboyMusic]

No

[@dertythegrower]

It ruined more than just music... (designed that way... iykyk)

[@Gromobran]

Second

[@KurtTank392]

Stay with EC

[@zero11010]

Rich people whining about only being paid $5,000 for a week of work so they can be on national TV. What pricks.

[@Robby_Rob]

No one was complaining lol, that’s your neurosis speaking.

[@zero11010]

@@Robby_Rob0:08 I think you and I comprehend English differently.

[@edisinmedicine5512]

5k to do a weeks worth of national tv hosting? Yea no I need at least 30k if I’m gonna be stopped on the street for a picture by some random I don’t know

[@Robby_Rob]

@@zero11010 for sure we do, I actually listen instead of distort to fit my reality

[@billythatkidd6926]

Apparently you missed the part when $5,000 is the payout for (maybe 7 people) needing housing, food, transportation, maybe security) and you say "oh no! $5,000 is way more than you deserve)? Split that between 7 people $490 each but hotel costs would be triple that for a week. Stfu! You loser!

[@rapidtronics]

TikTok algorithm sucks

[@michaelinglese1766]

Communist CHINA AT ITS FINEST

[@dertythegrower]

copied Vine aka the app Elon now owns

[@michaelinglese1766]

Tiktok, Communist Ruled

[@davidlandrum]

Let me tell you who rules KZbin…

[@Cosmic1_8_7]

Amen

[@dertythegrower]

​@@davidlandrumCrowder is allowed here and got banned on tiktok.. point debunked

[@davidlandrum]

@@dertythegrower Now I know who he sides with. Point taken back.

[@Jack-cr6iw]

@@dertythegrowercrowder is a leftist

[@jamesphillips5926]

Joe's knowledge of phones is basic

[@GIBKEL]

Nah, Joe Rogan wouldn’t know what whoring himself out in TikTok feels like. “Hah hah, hah, hah” as Joe Rogan laughs uncomfortably at how he’s capitalized on short attention spans. Im sure the guilt is balanced against eye watering as he checks his bank accounts .

[@rapidtronics]

But now they want to to go horizontal 😅😂😂😭😭😭😭 That’s all they are pushing for now. Boosted views on a big majority of my horizontal videos

[@LelynMac]

Thank god

[@GMS8201]

Yeah, TikTok has ruined art and young minds in general. Idiocracy man!

[@nickkerr6068]

Trump 2024

[@TobyLee-uv7wb]

Gary lost me when he started playing the race card. Millionaire with a white super model wife, from a rich neighborhood but he’s been oppressed. Ok.