Singer Songwriter… Will Sing For Room & Board I’m gonna make this as simple as I think it can be. To survive as a singer songwriter…to actually make money and pay your way in life in this world that increasingly expects music to be free you need 3 main things. Consider this your bare bones professional musician toolkit: Talent…spend your “10,000 hours” and really … The rest of the story…
Where do singer songwriters find ideas, when ideas don’t just show up? I’m sure you’ve heard, seen, and read the stories of the almost endless parade of tortured artists, singer songwriters, and writers whose lives “ended much too soon.” They were always searching for answers. In search of ideas and inspiration. No, I’m not ready to call it quits, cut off my ear, or … The rest of the story…
Road Warrior Singer Songwriters… More Road Stories OK…it was bad enough that I had approximately 28 hours to get from southern Texas to Grand Rapids, Minnesota. (and yes, I do mean Minnesota, not Michigan…it’s where “Dorothy” aka Judy Garland was from…how’s that for adding color to road stories?) But as we were heading into Minnesota (in January) it was getting colder and colder by … The rest of the story…
