No, artists don't need social media

Especially not TikTok.

Aug 17, 2022

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I have never written a post like this before in my life. I'm as far away from confrontational as you can get - terrified of offending or of "starting beef". It's not my style. But when one of my favorite Substack writers published this a few days ago, I knew I had to say something about it.

The Novelleist

Yes, artists need social media

I recently saw an artist performing on the street. We were at an ice cream shop and there were maybe a dozen of us listening to her singing and playing the guitar as we ate. She had a beautiful voice so I asked if she had a TikTok account so I could follow her, but she said “sorry, I’m really bad at social media…

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