$5300.  That’s what Santa Monica Subaru wanted to fix my Saab. Yes, it’s a Saab, but it’s really a Subaru, and that’s important, as you’ll find out. You see I started the car in gear.  I had it on a hill.  In reverse.  And I forgot it was in gear, and after letting out the […]

I’m not interested. And neither is the public. Good enough just doesn’t cut it. Has anybody competed and won against the iPod?  Can you name an act today as good as the Beatles? Somehow, in the last few decades, artistic quality has become irrelevant.  In the dash for cash, it’s all about shooting low, to […]

1. Why Why do you want to be a successful musician? A. Money There are a lot easier ways to get rich than playing music.  You’re better off writing an app, or finishing college and entering the banking sector.  If you’re playing music to get rich, you’re a chump.  Or else you have no other […]

There is just so much money being thrown at Capitol Hill by a sector of the industry that represent what was, not what is today or what will be tomorrow. It makes me cringe to have them be the sole voice of the "industry". Yes, the legacy of the music industry must be protected, but […]