



However, being a singer/songwriter has always been not just about the show but also about the people I get to know along the way. This is the best part of being an artist. I came back from this trip greatly impacted by the sheer amount of wonderful folks I got to know in the last month. Folks who attended or hosted a house concert who were strangers and then friends in one evening. I have amassed a huge fortune in relationships all over the western world because of what I do for a living. I feel like a rich man, so many great people. There was the optician who gave me a free prescription and a pair of glasses after he heard I had lost mine on the plane. The lady who owned a wellness spa who insisted I have a hot paraffin bath for my hands. The Syrian couple who always host me for a Syrian feast every time I am in town (I eat until I can’t stand up). The old Italian guy who insisted I take home a bottle of his best red wine and the man who took me sailing for a day on the Bodensee and many, many more. Kindness running rampant all the time on these small venue tours when I can’t hide behind any superstar image or stage lights and I have to look people in the eye. I like feeling less like a celebrity and more like a common troubadour. The crowds are smaller and the CD sales are less, but the perks are through the roof.





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