Hello everyone! I am back with another interview, and this time it is with a behemoth in the guitar community -- none other than Mr. Tommy Emmanuel, CGP!

I cannot tell you how excited and grateful I was to get to do this. We covered so much material, but still only scratched the surface of the deep well that is Tommy's knowledge regarding life as a professional musician.

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https://tommyemmanuel.com/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL-0gAth4u6Wp-9_98XU3nA

https://nashvilletunestream.com/home

End Songs:

"Antonella's Birthday" by Tommy Emmanuel

"Cannonball Rag" by Merle Travis

Time Stamps:

00:00 - Introduction

00:22 - Normal Day at Home

02:16 - Normal Day on Road

06:34 - Tuning and Professionalism

08:37 - Road Life Cont.

12:54 - Psyched Up for Show

13:54 - Audience Prioritization

15:21 - Creating a Set

16:54 - The Happiness Business

17:54 - Business Model

19:22 - Building an Audience

22:00 - Business Model, pt. 2

22:44 - Taxes

23:35 - Create a Demand

24:20 - Guitar Techs

26:00 - Broken Guitars

27:31 - Road Humidification

29:48 - Santa Cruz Incident

31:42 - Road Dog Lifestyle

36:58 - Album Recording Today

39:40 - Songwriting

44:27 - Musician's Prayer

44:56 - Respond to Criticism

48:06 - Fan Interaction

48:58 - Education and Encouraging

51:30 - Tablature

53:24 - Advice for the Future

58:52 - Know Your Worth

1:04:36 - Conclusion

1:04:56 - Antonella's Birthday

1:06:55 - Credits (Cannonball Rag)