On Thursday the singer-songwriter Billy Bragg will give a talk at the Bank of England about how to build a better society. Books, music coaching, public appearances, personalised birthday cards and house gigs are some of the ways musicians have been earning money to extend their careers or make up for dwindling royalties in the digital age. Outside Squeeze, Difford makes money from an expanding portfolio of activities including songwriting workshops (he has also hosted masterclasses for the Guardian). Facebook Twitter Pinterest Pauline Black of the Selecter is to talk about race and gender to an insurance company. “Now the record sales have gone, these rock stars have got to go out and get the money directly from the customer,” he says.

Source: The Guardian April 16, 2018 09:53 UTC