In about 1974-1975 I was on the road with a band in Toronto and the leader of the band
said to me that if I wanted to make it in this business I would have to start writing songs.
I had never written a song and he was writing songs and we were playing them in his band ....so
I started to write ...as I look back I can see now that in 99.9% of all the bookings I've had over the years, we didn't have to have original songs . We could still make a living playing covers....so I don't really have to write songs to make a go of it .....I could just sing other peoples material and still get paid ......having said that , there were times when I retained my sanity but performing 2 or 3 of my own songs during a difficult gig....I'm glad I can write now but don't have to...
said to me that if I wanted to make it in this business I would have to start writing songs.
I had never written a song and he was writing songs and we were playing them in his band ....so
I started to write ...as I look back I can see now that in 99.9% of all the bookings I've had over the years, we didn't have to have original songs . We could still make a living playing covers....so I don't really have to write songs to make a go of it .....I could just sing other peoples material and still get paid ......having said that , there were times when I retained my sanity but performing 2 or 3 of my own songs during a difficult gig....I'm glad I can write now but don't have to...
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