Musicians & Madness…..
“It’s clear that for all its rewards, the lifestyle of a professional musician can carry with it a number of challenges to health and wellbeing . . .” (ArtsProfessional.co.uk)
Help Musicians UK comments on a new survey of mental health problems amongst musicians which discovered that over half earn less than £20,000 a year, almost 60% ‘have suffered from a psychological issue and almost half have experienced problems with alcohol’.