On today's episode we are going where studying history often fails to go - to the recent past. I interviewed three of my current favorite musicians to talk about what it's like being a musician in 2023 and what success means to them in a modern context. 0:00 Introduction 2:40 Deanna Belos (Sincere Engineer) 24:45 Melody Walker (Front Country/solo artist and songwriter) 48:40 Alfred Banks (SaxKixAve/solo artist) 1:13:15 One more for good measure Follow Patrick Hicks on Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@patrickhicks82 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patrickhicksmusicstories Patreon: patreon.com/patrickhicksmusicstories Please subscribe to the podcast and rate and review! Thank you!