Artist Statement – Documentary
People often see others playing instruments in the street
for money, in other words ‘busking’, many of these people think oh they are
poor and have no money either I will throw in a few silver coins or steer clear
of them completely as if they were a disease I am able to catch.
This is not always the case, yes while many buskers brave the streets day and night simply because they have little money there are others who just like to play to get their music heard.
I have come across a fellow who was actually busking while selling his own CD, I stopped and asked him why he played in the streets when clearly he was talented enough to be signed by a record label and his response was ‘because I love sharing my music with others and gaining new fans’.
People are very quick to judge others when on the streets but next time you see a person performing out there don’t judge and think oh yes they must be poor because for all anyone knows they could signed to a label during the day and a busker at night simply because they would like to share their passion of music with others. It is hard to tell in this series of photo’s which buskers are doing it for the money and which ones are doing it for their love of music.
This is not always the case, yes while many buskers brave the streets day and night simply because they have little money there are others who just like to play to get their music heard.
I have come across a fellow who was actually busking while selling his own CD, I stopped and asked him why he played in the streets when clearly he was talented enough to be signed by a record label and his response was ‘because I love sharing my music with others and gaining new fans’.
People are very quick to judge others when on the streets but next time you see a person performing out there don’t judge and think oh yes they must be poor because for all anyone knows they could signed to a label during the day and a busker at night simply because they would like to share their passion of music with others. It is hard to tell in this series of photo’s which buskers are doing it for the money and which ones are doing it for their love of music.
This guy was very very nice and kept offering me things like smokes and Pepsi I have never seen a busker playing the harmonica before but now I have.
