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"There is no substitute for moving to where the
industry is. Technology is bring-
ing us closer all the time, but you still need
to be in the city where music happens.
The three main cities are Los Angeles,
Nashville, and New York. Pick your poison and
go after it."--BT
"It's a real competitive world when it comes to
studio or road playing. My advice
is to learn to play and sing so you have that
competitive edge over someone else that
might be good at just one
thing."--BT
THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS
JOB:
"The downside of this job is the stress related
to being self-employed. Your
employment is based on the phone ringing.
Sometimes that can be kind of
stressful. When the phone is ringing, you feel
good and when it's not, you
feel bad."--TR
"The actual physical part of traveling, I'm not
real crazy about. Now that
I've seen all 50 states, mostly by bus, I don't
need to do that much
anymore. I like to stick around town a little
more. I'm a dad and a
husband and I'd like to spend more time at
home. The road can definitely
take its toll, family-wise. I've missed so much
in my kids' lives."--BT
THE BEST THING ABOUT THIS JOB:
"Just playing music. Living here in this town
[Nashville] we kind of forget
how many players there are out there in the
world that don't get to support
themselves playing music for a living. Quite
honestly, I wasn't able to
support myself solely from music until I moved
to town. I try to never
forget that: how fortunate I am to have the
opportunities I've had."--TR
"I love the other players in the community.
I've been doing this for a long
time now, and I feel like the guys [male
players] are like brothers to me. It's
always a great time to walk into the studio and
see half dozen friends
sitting there. It's just fun."--TR
"What I like best about performing live is you
have an audience's involve-
ment. Also, there is something about playing
drums; it's a very physical
instrument. I really enjoy
that."--BT
VOICES
OF
EXPERIENCE
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