"It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change." Charles Darwin

How do I choose where to play when I busk?

People ask me when I'm out playing in the subway, "When will you be b...

The Dissatisfaction with Sameness 

It's been almost 2 years since the first day I stepped into the New York City underground to play piano and sing in front of people. 

I've been feeling an overwhelming dissatisfaction with just playing covers and other pe...

Two Years In and Still...

It's almost been 2 years since the first day that I busked and I find myself feeling just as much a beginner as I did that first day. Maybe not at the same things, but I pretty much feel afraid and unsure of everything I do everyday because I h...

August 30, 2015. I remember this day vividly. The fear of not busking had reached it's zenith and had started to eclipse the fear of doing it. It also helped that I was pretty angry that day so it gave me the charge I needed to leave home in Valley Stream, Long Island,...