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The Rig, The Road, The Reckoning, honest, first-hand interviews with working musicians about the real life of the job, the stuff that never makes the highlight reel. We sit down with session players, bandleaders, musical directors, teachers and touring pros, and ask the questions most people skip: how the work actually comes in, how the money really adds up, what the job does to your body and your mind, where AI fits, and what they make of it all looking back. New episodes at talkingnotes.co.uk
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Matt Prior has spent 28 years as a touring and session guitarist, most notably with Bonnie Tyler, but this conversation goes way beyond the gear and the gigs.In this episode, Matt talks about the Clapton solo that changed the course of his life, the audition he lost because of how he looked, and the phone call in a Tesco queue in Aylesbury that changed everything. He's honest about the highs and lows of life as a working musician, including the reality of streaming royalties (500,000 streams, 17 pence), and shares stories most guitarists only tell each other, from a Jimmy Page name-drop to playing for the head of the Russian mafia. This is The Rig, The Road, The Reckoning - real conversations with the musicians behind the music, from Talking Notes. Website: talkingnotes.co.uk. Instagram: @wearetalkingnotes X: @talkingnoteshq Email: info@talkingnotes.co.uk Our Guest: Matt Prior Website: www.mattpriormusic.com Instagram: @mattpgtr Music by Julian Emery Website: www.julianemerymusic.com Instagram: @julianemerymusic
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