"If the cops saw a busker playing music on the street they would make us go away or even beat us. Busking used to be seen as just a kind of begging. It was a low-class, haram thing to do. If you played music on the street people would assume you were very poor, maybe homeless..."
An innovative new technology appears and headlines pop up all over the www announcing that artist’s days are numbered and that all those musician types better start thinking about getting real jobs.
But can robots really replace human musicians, or are they just the latest mutants in musical evolution?
Marijuana was not widely known in the 1920’s, but for jazz musicians, it was part of their lifestyle. Marijuana sustained their energy in a way alcohol couldn't, and provoked experimental improvisation that captivated audiences...