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Here is the hard truth of street playing. I’m forced to do it because live bars no longer exist in Vancouver. They’ve all closed down. Most of the people on the street ignore me completely. They think I’m homeless. One of the few pleasures I receive is getting a reaction from kids like this who are not afraid to show their emotions and react spontaneously to the music I am playing. I made her day and she made mine. I have not been able to play outside since 2019 due to busking being banned and then I had a near death brain aneurism in 2021. If this video moved you like it moved this girl, please support. I actually heard from the family of this girl and they were quite happy to see it on YouTube. What a memory she will have!
I don't often see this, but when it happens it's always 99% kids that are doing it. Before they become jaded (age 8), they still have that spontaneous spark, that reaction to music that we all used to have. Emotion is no.1 priority and they express it without shame. If I could hire kids for my shows, legally, I would do it. Imagine being surrounded by these mini tornadoes during every song. It's the ONE thing that gets people to pay attention. "Awww, isn't that cute!" the adults say, smiling at each other. "Remember when we weren't zombies?"
I'm glad everyone is enjoying this video but I want to mention a few things.
1) Street playing is not all fun and games and dancing kids. Doing this for 7 years. I regularly face not only verbal abuse, but physical assault as I work a few blocks from downtown eastside Vancouver, one of the worst slums in North America. I'm surrounded by addicts, drunks, and people who should be in mental homes.
2) I'm unemployed. I lost all work last year and received ZERO compensation. I had a very bad year in 2020 and then had a near fatal aneurysm in April 2021. It’s likely that 5 years of stressful street busking caused my aneurysm.
3) If you liked the performance, please think about supporting me on patreon/paypal tip/bandcamp.
4) I'm a musician that writes his own music and has been doing it for 20 years. Check out my bandcamp page to see what I can really do with a guitar.
5) I get asked this 100 times a day so here's the answer: I play on the street and not in a band because all the clubs closed years ago. I used to lead many bands from 2006 to 2018. That's all gone. It's also a lot more hassle, and less money, to run a band than play by myself.
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