Busker boy earns £70 an hour

[BoyBach]

A 13-year-old busker who plays the electric guitar in Brighton has been earning an average of £70 an hour.

BBC News


It would seem that I'm in the wrong career!

[Mikey-]

I seen this on the news two, £70 an hour

There's a man who play's the electric guitar in Liverpool City Center with a fake arm.

[bsheridan]

Originally Posted by Mikey-

There's a man who play's the electric guitar in Liverpool City Center with a fake arm.

Yes, but can he do this...

[iPhil]

video plays in the States..

[Silver-Fox]

man i could do that for a job, but then i dont want to be considered a social retard and praticaly scrounge for the money. So that comes at a cost for him =/

[nplima]

Originally Posted by bsheridan

Yes, but can he do this...

impressive, but not as much as this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU

[Silver-Fox]

That is superb, what a find, what a find! hilarious

[bsheridan]

Originally Posted by nplima

impressive, but not as much as this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! TOO MANY TIMES! I quit the internet.

[skunk]

Originally Posted by Silver-Fox

man i could do that for a job, but then i dont want to be considered a social retard and praticaly scrounge for the money. So that comes at a cost for him =/

Why would being handsomely rewarded for a public musical performance and raising travellers' morale be the sign of a social retard - whatever that is?

[Mikey-]

Originally Posted by bsheridan

Yes, but can he do this...

Talent or what?

Wish I could do that.

[benmrii]

Reminds me of those who walk through the subway cars in NYC. Two stops worth of music, probably take in $5 each car, taking about 5 minutes.

There was a great article once about a famous jazz musician living in NYC. I don't remember who he was but he was talking about his totally posh apartment and lifestyle that he had before he made it big. His entire income was playing two days a week for about 5-6 hours in "his spot" in Union Square. He had to get down there by 4am to claim it because it was so popular (and prosperous).

[Osarkon]

Originally Posted by nplima

impressive, but not as much as this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU

I didn't even need to click on that to know what it was.

The comment that followed confirmed my suspicions.

Back on topic, I wonder if he'll still get £70 an hour on average now that people actually know how much he earns.

I shouldn't imagine it would last long, something like that can't be sustainable.

[CortexRock]

The point is, the kid earned the money to pay for his existing guitar with the same trick and he's putting his current earnings towards a new amp.

There's no big deception here - just a kid who is using a god-given talent to get what he wants.

At least he's not hanging around on street corners, with his hood up, menacing passers-by during his summer holidays.

Good luck to him, I say!

[Osarkon]

Originally Posted by CortexRock

At least he's not hanging around on street corners, with his hood up, menacing passers-by during his summer holidays.

Good point.

And at least he's earning the money himself to get what he wants as opposed to having the parents buy it for him.

[Dagless]

Originally Posted by CortexRock

At least he's not hanging around on street corners, with his hood up, menacing passers-by during his summer holidays.

Good luck to him, I say!

Emotional blackmail is just as bad as being mugged.
Just incase it wasn't obvious - WINK.

[djellison]

I remember watching a homeless guy begging outside Burger King. In 30 minutes, he netted at least £12. Call it £24 an hour, 5 hours a day, 5 days a week. 4 weeks annual leave - he's on £28k a year, tax free.

Doug

[CortexRock]

And, I forgot to mention... the kid can shred... \m/

[Gray-Wolf]

This is not beyond the possibilities. My manager on the old property, works fri, and sat night doing music all across the state. She makes more per weekend than in 2 weeks day job pay.

[Counterfit]

Originally Posted by Osarkon

I didn't even need to click on that to know what it was.

The comment that followed confirmed my suspicions.

Back on topic, I wonder if he'll still get £70 an hour on average now that people actually know how much he earns.

I shouldn't imagine it would last long, something like that can't be sustainable.

I disagree. He certainly earns £70 an hour. Plus, he practices about as much as most of the top professional classical musicians do.

[paddy]

Originally Posted by Silver-Fox

man i could do that for a job, but then i dont want to be considered a social retard and praticaly scrounge for the money. So that comes at a cost for him =/

You've obviously no idea what you're on about.

When me and my cousins (3 in total) used busk down in Dingle, Co. Kerry, we'd earn €60 an hour! Not close to this guy, but not bad either!

[calculus]

Originally Posted by Mikey-

There's a man who play's the electric guitar in Liverpool City Center with a fake arm.

Why doesn't he use a plectrum like everyone else?

[iJohnHenry]

What is the *&^%ing problem??

Herd mentality??

If he lifts your spirits on a bad day, throw him a few bob.

[.Andy]

Originally Posted by calculus

Why doesn't he use a plectrum like everyone else?

Excellent

[XnavxeMiyyep]

I busked in Boston with an electric keyboard when I was younger. I think I made $15-$20 per hour.

The thing is, you only really get an hour of peak earnings each day. Good for him though; I'm sure he'll earn his amp.

[nplima]

Originally Posted by CortexRock

At least he's not hanging around on street corners, with his hood up, menacing passers-by during his summer holidays.

Good luck to him, I say!

yeah, good luck evading the menacing kids (with optional hoods) who now know how much money he has...