Real long article that was linked to me. It’s about an experiment conducted by the Washington Post with Joshua Bell, where this virtuoso, armed with a Stradivarius, would go play in a metro station and see if people would gather around him. The results are surprising: despite the fact he is a world-class classical musician who can generate thousands of dollars per hour in concert halls, he only manages to get $40 in one hour while playing to a general public.
Interesting points on perspective, skill, public, music played, and the reactions from a man who played in front of royal figures to end up ignored by Mr. Anybody.
