#amtd2021

[karlswilliams]

Here’s a little poem I wrote when reckoning with the passage of time and the changes it brings. Many of us (particularly in the music world) have had our lives caught in limbo for a while now and that has taken quite a toll. For me at least, it has been a time of questioning - whether all the years have amounted to any legitimacy as an artist (and other assorted doubts). Such questions are particularly sharpened when staring down the throat of an empty bank account. This is a limbo of its own and one we all encounter, perhaps a little too frequently in the arts. It haunted us before the pandemic and will remain with us after. I hope there will come a time when the necessity of art-making in all capacities is broadly acknowledged in the same way we understand oxygen is needed in the air we breathe. I am unsure if our current government understands either of those concepts. As I reflect, and in light of the fact that tomorrow is #ausmusictshirtday I thought this is a good moment to acknowledge the amazing work of @supportact. They helped me out recently and they have helped many of my friends in the past. I am very grateful they exist and I hope you will wear your favourite Australian music t-shirt tomorrow in solidarity. Give them your support if you are in a position to do so: www.ausmusictshirtday.org.au So thank you @supportact, and thank you to anyone who has ever come to a show, purchased merch, streamed my music, hired me for a gig or supported my music in any way. I am immeasurably grateful ❣️ . . . #supportact #supportmusic #supportlives #amtd2021 https://www.instagram.com/p/CWaoZkWpwMc/?utm_medium=tumblr