Back in the early 2000's, after working for 20 years as a bass player in bands, and 10 years as a solo multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, I decided that I wanted to specifically concentrate on the mandolin and try to get work as a mandolin player. Within 6 months the band I played in for 15 years broke up, my solo gigs completely dried up, I hit a LONG period of severe writers block and I never got a nibble for work as a mandolinist.
Fast forward to early last year. I was once again strongly determined to concentrate on my mandolin playing, and try to find work as a mandolin player. Ever since then a few people have stared to inquire about my work as a solo artist and guitar player, I have started to almost effortlessly write songs again, and I have hardly had time to open my mandolin case.
So - the rhetorical question is: Do you think that maybe the mandolin gods are trying to tell me something?
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