Kris Barras, a singer)guitarist I really like who plays to 500-1000 people has just quit the music industry because he needs to get a job that pays the bills.

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That is literally impossible now. Acts playing considerably bigger gigs than that all have to maintain full time jobs outside their art in order to survive.

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My Dad was a full time (mostly solo) singer for 25 years. While he was never a big name, performing regularly to between 50-100 people allowed him to give my brother and me a decent childhood on one wage.

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Artists and musicians used to get the train to London (now £300) to live in a squat (now banned) go on the dole and learn their craft (now sanctions if you don’t job seek) maybe do some gigs (music venues have closed as rent was too high)

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“Suicidal empathy” is the calling card of the international fascist movement.

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