Business sure can kill the genius

[Hank]

Just finished “Testimony” by Robbie Robertson and “This Wheel On Fire By Levon Helm.
Read them back to back…What a different take on my favorite band.
I play a lot of The Band’s music and without a doubt they were one of the greatest influences on my guitar playing.
I love the genre known as “American Roots”.
Their different take on “The Music Business” by Robertson and Helm make me very happy that I’m “just a picker” who plays for my own enjoyment and the pleasure of a few others.
So sad that that such genius can be destroyed by time and money.
But…..I’ll always be “Up On Cripple Creek” .
My thanks to The members of “The Band” for many nights of music.

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1993 Martin HD-28 IR/Sitka
2001 SCGC F Cutaway Maple/German
2008 SCGC OT Madi/Italian
2015 SCGC OM “The Tree” Hog/ European
2016 SCGC 1934 D45 Braz/ Adi
2016 Taylor K62 CE Limited Edition 12 string all Koa
2019 SCGC FTC Granadillo/Redwood
Life is a journey…not a guided tour,
The Bay,The Gulf Stream , The Open Ocean are particular about who they share their secrets with.

[09201381973]

”   Very  happy that  I’m “just a picker”   who plays for my own enjoyment and the pleasure of a few others”  .

I’ve been reading quite a few books by performers and I couldn’t agree more with your words above.

What a grueling life ,on the road and dealing with all that encompass’s. I love my farm life.

I own 2copies of  “The Last Waltz”  which I try to view several times a year  One of the Greatest!

[Hank]

DigDog…..Looks like Tadol is heading for the BIG TIME.
See his post on Shows and Video.

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1993 Martin HD-28 IR/Sitka
2001 SCGC F Cutaway Maple/German
2008 SCGC OT Madi/Italian
2015 SCGC OM “The Tree” Hog/ European
2016 SCGC 1934 D45 Braz/ Adi
2016 Taylor K62 CE Limited Edition 12 string all Koa
2019 SCGC FTC Granadillo/Redwood
Life is a journey…not a guided tour,
The Bay,The Gulf Stream , The Open Ocean are particular about who they share their secrets with.

[indexless]

“Music has always been a matter of Energy to me, a question of Fuel. Sentimental people call it Inspiration, but what they really mean is Fuel. I have always needed Fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio.”
― Hunter S. Thompson

[indexless]

“Music is everybody’s business. It’s only the publishers who think people own it”
― John Lennon

[indexless]

“The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There’s also a negative side.”
― Hunter S. Thompson

[Matt Hayden]

The last quote is one of my favorites from HST.

[09201381973]

God bless Hunter gonzo mind Thompson!@@!

And I just watched Crazy Heart  great soundtrack  thanks Tbone Burnett

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