The phrase "I think I want to be a musician" is one that terrifies the ears of every parent. Of course most of us appreciate musicians and their beautiful craft, but it is no secret that the road to become a musician is incredibly difficult and stressful. Even the most successful musicians have to go... Continue Reading →
An anecdotal observation that is often mentioned about musicians and artists is that a large number of them suffer from bipolar disorder. American rapper Kanye West even mentioned his disorder on an album title of his that read "I hate being bipolar[,] It's awesome". This week by chance I happened upon a research paper in... Continue Reading →
Last week I examined the varying rates of income for entertainers in different regions in Ireland. That post focused more so on the economic gains which individuals can make off of music, but this week I would like to focus more so on the economic gains which society can accumulate from music. A report titled... Continue Reading →
It's well known that economic prosperity is not evenly distributed across land. Internationally we have developed countries and developing countries and even within these countries we have areas which are more developed than others. Any Irish person will be well aware of this in the case of Dublin. There are more people, jobs, services, and... Continue Reading →
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post (see here) about how concert tickets have been getting more expensive. I touched on two main explanations for this, one is inflation, the other is the change in revenue artists make from selling their music. Artists used to sell millions of records and would see a... Continue Reading →
The COVID19 pandemic has brought about an increase in both unemployment and remote home office working. This is seeing a lot more people with time at home. As well as this lockdown and social distancing restrictions have rendered socialising more difficult among friends and loved ones. All of this extra time at home got me... Continue Reading →
There's a great story about Bob Dylan that says he ran away from home 17 times and was brought home 16 times. While it is mostly just an anecdotal tale told for fun it does tie in nicely to what I'm disusing for this week's post. Last week I did a post [see here] about... Continue Reading →
With COVID19 still restricting employment within the economy, a lot of people are finding themselves out of a job for at least the moment. Obviously, essential services are still open but non-essential services are not. The arts, entertainment, and recreation sector have taken a severe loss at this time because unfortunately while they are great... Continue Reading →
It is often said that music is a form of therapy and a lot of research finds that it is beneficial to people in stressful situations. This got me wondering whether or not it could it help alleviate some of the stresses associated with the COVID19 lockdown situation. We are all struggling with being away... Continue Reading →
