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To: Lazarus who wrote (44990)	10/11/2011 11:43:11 PM
From: bentway	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 119361

"It's an unfair world for artists, as many of these guys have chops that many mega rock stars could never play, but no one knows their names." True! So many things have to happen for even a great musician to be more than just a local working man. So much MORE is involved than the music. So much of what's offered by pop is just packaged, focus-grouped schlock, designed for an audience.

To: Lazarus who wrote (44990)	10/12/2011 1:43:50 AM
From: TH	Respond to of 119361

Laz, I like it. Has a bit of that 70's Laurel Canyon sound. I have seen that subway piece before. He is good. A childhood buddy is a gifted musician and he has never made it. He is haunted by some demons. I never knew the whole story, but some kind of mental illness runs in his family and he had a bunch of difficult years. Talent the likes of which I've never seen in anyone else I've known. He was teaching drums at Rock City (a joint in the Detroit burbs that sprouted a bunch of bands) when he was 15 after only playing for a year and half. But guitar was his real talent. He could just pick up a instrument and play it. Wind, strings, keys, it didn't matter. Being an artist can be a damn tough life. GT TH