I see them standing on the street corners sometimes, thirty-something and keening, deeply feeling the absence. These are the ones behind the craigslist posts that haunt me. In “lost+found” and “musicians” and “generation seeks singer-songwriter”, it’s always the same:
Early Tori Amos
Must have ability to move a divided, downtrodden, and alienated people whose previous muse evolved away. Good communication skills required. Pay commensurate with ability. No experience necessary.