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He’d been ripped off enough times to develop a ritual. Not a legal strategy. Not a spreadsheet. But a question. “What would Tuco Salamanca from Breaking Bad, do?” It started […]

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At first, the drugs seemed helpful. Something to calm the nerves before a show. Something to keep awake on the drive home. Something to soften the empty hotel room. Something […]

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He was producing the record for free, which is how many noble mistakes begin. The singer was talented and broke. She had real songs, the kind that survive bad microphones […]

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He was producing the record for free, which is how many noble mistakes begin. The singer was talented and broke. She had real songs, the kind that survive bad microphones […]

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“You’re really passionate,” she said. This is a sentence often mistaken for praise. He walked home alone, humming “Peaches en Regalia,” which did not improve matters. Later he blamed taste, […]

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Years ago, Eugene the promoter deceived him in the ordinary way. No villains twirling moustaches in loading docks. Just promises broken with professional ease. A proper fee, a good piano, […]

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He spent years assuming the voices were important. Not voices in the dramatic sense. Just the constant internal panel discussion that accompanies many through adult life. Imaginary interviews. Commentary. They […]

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A musician standing outside an office, accidentally overheard another musician being interviewed for a teaching position. Walls were thin. At first he had no intention of eavesdropping but trapped by […]

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One night, during Mahler, midway through the slow movement, the conductor realized he could barely hear the strings. Only fragments remained. A shimmer here, a distant contour there. Panic rose […]

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There comes a moment in many musicians’ lives when they realize the person saying “trust me” most often is the person requiring the most supervision. Managers arrive in mythology before […]