Sex, drugs and rock n' roll. As a musician... yup, that pretty much summarizes my life. If you want to understand the rock star lifestyle, just listen to Jackson Browne's "Running on Empty" album. Here's a nice little version of Jackson Browne singing about his cocaine:
If this is true, why is it 2:10 pm and I am panicking about the amount of work I still have left to do? I thought I'm supposed to sleep until 5 pm, wake up, down some beers, play a show, and party until the sun comes up. Not the case. I've been up since 8 am to work on my taxes, promote my shows, file papers for my corporation, send out wedding contracts, promote more shows, learn songs for the tomorrow's gig, take decaf coffee breaks, learn songs for Friday's gig, put together some binders full of music, record my expenses, and figure out how the hell I'm going to carry my gear back into my car. Rock star? I think not. I've got to leave in 15 minutes to go teach 10 year olds for five straight hours.
Maybe I'm missing something.
But every now and then, a record player appears... and the musicians get to take a break from work, and we get to enjoy the one thing we love the most: music. I present to you, part one in a three part series entitled, "THE Record Player." This was my Christmas gift to myself, and this is how a rock star listens to music (without Jackson Browne's cocaine):
Love it!!!
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