I work in a shoe store five days a week.  I make just enough money to pay my bills and in a good month I might pay off a little of my debt.  We play music on a regular basis but it’s rare we make enough money to cover our costs. When we do make money on a gig we don’t split it between each other, it goes in “The Band Account”.  We spend three to five days a week practicing, writing and having meetings to organize ourselves.  In our off time we hang out with girlfriends, go out for drinks, workout, read and some of us obsess over hockey pools.  All of this happens well we dream up new ideas and plans for the band. Financial stress, family pressures and personal goals are all factors that can pull the spirit and excitement from living this lifestyle.  Every new musical moment, every new artistic invention, every cheer from the back of a dark dingy Toronto bar and every new soldier in the Winhara army makes it that much easier to take a deep breath and ignore the negative forces I have kindly titled “bullshit”. If you are reading this thanks for helping to relieve our pressure, we will continue to work hard to bring you our best.

Thanks,

Kent