Turning and returning, 

Becoming and unbecoming,

We all saunter home.

Life hadn’t been 

The extravagant feast

We had been expecting.

Left starving and cold, 

We walked the streets,

Weary ghosts longing for a bed. 

Dead things better off living,

Among the living things better off dead.

Ep. 26: Two notes on being a gigging musician. – Inside the Mind of Daniel Thompson

I've been playing my songs (and covers) out in public at venues around this area for the past 20 years. In this episode, I give two notes on what you shouldn't ever do as a gigging musician.Check out more of my work at saintofsixth.com.

1. Ep. 26: Two notes on being a gigging musician. 17:36
2. Ep 25: Ego and the music scene 11:25
3. Ep. 24: Stories I don't often tell. 09:51
4. Ep. 23: Mark Ruffalo and the value of a little hope 06:31
5. So you've quit your drug of choice. 11:10

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