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Musicians

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13. Unless you toe the corporate line anymore, you are a hobbyist...

Sat Apr 19, 2014, 12:33 AM

Apr 2014

...no matter how bad ass you are.

The only people who pay for music anymore are the musicians who make it.

Kate Bush touring for first time since 1979: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/10713468/Kate-Bush-announces-first-tour-for-35-years.html

How Will the Wolf Survive: Can Musicians Make a Living in the Streaming Era? http://davidbyrne.com/how-will-the-wolf-survive-can-musicians-make-a-living-in-the-streaming-era

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] go west young man Dec 2013 OP

Nice stuff! Systematic Chaos Dec 2013 #1

Yeah, hi, nice work. Ghost Dog Dec 2013 #2

I'm not after the money Ghost Dog. go west young man Dec 2013 #3

The way of the Samurai is found in Death... Ghost Dog Dec 2013 #4

Cheers. go west young man Dec 2013 #5

Ok... Ghost Dog Apr 2014 #15

Unless you toe the corporate line anymore, you are a hobbyist... dogknob Apr 2014 #13

Playing live works around here... Ghost Dog Apr 2014 #16

just found this group today! Nice work! 2banon Apr 2014 #6

Cheers 2banon. go west young man Apr 2014 #7

we are so in agreement.. you ever jam with folkies? 2banon Apr 2014 #8

I actually used to play with quite a few bluegrass folks go west young man Apr 2014 #9

I enjoyed that recording. 2banon Apr 2014 #10

Dig both of the videos... go west young man Apr 2014 #11

Far out. Very nice. Ghost Dog Apr 2014 #17

Great work, young man. Enjoyed them all., Whisp Apr 2014 #12

"Hero Myth" Cool :) n/t dogknob Apr 2014 #14