Working 9 to 5
In some ways, the work that goes on behind the scenes in most forms of entertainment is more interesting and fulfilling than whatever the “talent” is up to. I’d rather own a football team than play on one, too.
I always found bars to be dull unless I was working in them. The most fun I had in the music business was generally after the show was over and we were breaking down the equipment. It was my job to look like I was having fun while I was performing, and I tried to, whether I had a strep throat or a chisel wound in the meat between my thumb and index finger or not. Most applause simply brings a feeling of relief, not elation.
You have to be on top of your game and your craft to be in charge of the stage at the San Francisco Opera, whether you can sing a note or not. There are satisfactions to being invisible.
Obscurity and a competence—that is the life that is best worth living. -Twain
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