“Why do musicians give so much time to charitable causes? The most humanitarian cause that we can give our time to is the creation and performance of music itself.”
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I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
When I was 19, I made my first good week's pay as a club musician. It was enough money for me to quit my job at the factory and still pay the rent and buy some food. I freaked.
Historically, musicians know what it is like to be outside the norm - walking the high wire without a safety net. Our experience is not so different from those who march to the beat of different drummers.
When I was a young musician, the only option available to pursue secondary education in music was to attend a classical conservatory.
