South African singer/songwriter and innovator Verity Price is a model of what you can do when you set your mind to it. With no musical background or previous inclination, she wrote a song on her 20th birthday, which led, ultimately, to a full-time career in music.
One of Verity’s innovations, which got her a lot of press, was to get funding from her fan base for her album… before she even started recording it! (I learned this same trick at a seminar and raised the money for my first CD from my fans, but at $2,000, my budget was a fraction of Verity’s $50-70,000 one!)
I find Verity a huge inspiration, also, for the charity work she does to help those less fortunate than she is to go after their own musical dreams.
To see Verity in her “Public Speaker” mode, check out this YouTube video of her speaking at TEDxJohannesburg. Her various web addresses are below.
At 44:04, Verity mentions The Six Thinking Hats, by Edward De Bono. Click here for a brief description of each of the hats.
Click the link to play, or right-click to download.
Verity Price Interview (57:25)
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http://www.facebook.com/verityandtheshades
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hello-Africa/116199661765307
http://www.iamverity.com
http://www.iamverity.co.za
http://www.myspace.com/iamverity
http://www.twitter.com/contactverity
