Jay Maas from Defeater recently wrote up a piece in regards to why music is “worth” chasing. Read the full piece here and a snippet of it below by clicking “Read More.”

I am so proud of being a musician. I get to connect with people on a real level, without an angle, without a pitch. At 12 years old, my mother bought me my first guitar for Christmas and then drove me to my guitar lessons every Tuesday night. Without the support from her, I would have been directionless and lost. I wouldn’t be writing this column and I could have very likely been taking orders from someone a whole lot like Mike’s mom, in a place an awful lot like the Fashion Bug. For that I am very grateful.

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