A New Band Of Writers
Posted at 12:14PM Sunday 17 Feb 2008
Picture the scene: The gig went brilliantly. The band troop backstage, sweaty and exhilarated. The sound of applause still ringing in their ears, they crack open beers and think about the night of partying to come. Then, as the rest of the band head for the after-show, the singer quietly makes his excuses and heads for the tour bus. There, he takes out his laptop and starts tapping away, meticulously reworking that tricky ending to chapter five.
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