It’s No Sacrifice
Elton John is today reported giving the government a rollocking because of the way it has handled the economic impact upon the British entertainments industry after Brexit.
"What makes me crazy is that the entertainment business brings in £111bn a year to this country and we were just tossed away".
Must confess, I don't know much about the economics or the politics here. Technically though, many of the songwriters I'm involved with are a part of this "entertainment industry" which Elton is speaking about. But I, for one, undoubtedly pay into that big pile of Spondoolies rather than receive from it. So I when I hear these figures bandied about, I do have a little wry smile to myself.
The truth however, is that I'm blessed, as are many of us, with the freedom to approach music as a love affair...not as an obligation, a duty, or way to put food on the table.
There is no right or wrong in any of this. Merely a simple acknowledgement that the grass can be green on either side of the fence. And that there is more than one way to measure success.
Although you'll never hear me complain, should the odd coin from that mythical 111 Billion ever land in my pocket.