The second in a series of essays on what I may (or may not) have learned from music. The first essay can be found here.

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The history of music is littered with brave choices: Dylan plugging in at the Newport Folk Festival; Al Green turning his back on secular music; the person responsible for signing Mariah Carey to EMI.

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The first in a series of essays on what I may (or may not) have learned from music.

I’m waitin’ for the heartache to come, but it don’t come at all

Being a hardcore fan is a tough gig. It involves a certain level of commitment that would be considered stalking by some district court judges. Frankly I couldn’t be arsed devoting that amount of time and money to one entity but then I’m Gen Y and not a Scientologist so that explains my apathy.

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