“She’s your down-to-earth friend whose pals are Julia Roberts and Tom Cruise,” – Eric Deggans of The Petersburg Times, describing Oprah Winfrey. If you are looking to grow your audience, Oprah Winfrey makes a pretty good role model. What has made her so incredibly popular for so long? It’s this: though we all know that she is one of the wealthiest, most influential people on the planet, she still manages to come across as down to earth. You are focused on building a profitable career as a performing musician, not a TV personality, but learning how to cultivate and project a down-to-earth attitude is a critical key to connecting with…