If you’re anything like me then you probably think that wearing earplugs while performing or attending concerts dampens the emotional impact of the music. We may be right. But after a few loud club gigs that left my ears ringing for 24 hours with that tinny, high pitched tone playing on constant repeat, even a stubborn guy like me can change his ways. Isn’t it better to enjoy loud music for the rest of your life at 80% impact than to risk ruining your chances of enjoying music ever again?
Chris Robley is the Editor of CD Baby’s DIY Musician Blog. I write Beatlesque indie-pop songs that’ve been praised by No Depression, KCRW, The LA Times, & others. My poems have appeared in Poetry Magazine, Prairie Schooner, The Poetry Review, & more. I live in Maine and like peanut butter chocolate chip cookies, a little too much.