So You Say You Wanna Be in the Business?

I ran across this quote the other day from Hunter Thompson, a journalist that has always inspired me.

“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

I couldn’t agree with this statement more. The music business is like a sleeping with a super cruel lover. Someone that bites you during oral sex. I miss touring the country and the freedom of waking up and knowing that all I had to do is play music with all my heart for about 45 minutes in the evening. But, I don’t miss the business of music: dealing with labels, booking agents and managers. (Although I must note here that the 2 booking agents I worked with the most – Deb Dietz and Tim Edwards of Flower Booking – worked tirelessly very hard for very litte money.)