From listening to the Bunga Bunga podcast, I learned that Silvio Berlusconi started as a singer. He was reasonably successful and having a great time when, apparently, his dad shamed him, asking him if he was really going to be a singer for the rest of his life. So Silvio Berlusconi quit singing. Even though he loved it. And became a shady ass real estate developer instead. This led him to becoming a shady ass media mogul and then the shady ass prime minister of Italy. Did that go well for Italy? No, no, it did not. Would Italy have been better off if Berlusconi had just continued to do what he loved and just kept singing? I think so. I blame Berlusconi’s dad for the problems of Italy. I also blame the world that denigrates the arts and deems them not enough.
To keep reading Frustrated Artists and Tyrants visit the Songs for the Struggling Artist podcast.
This is Episode 223
Song: Waste by Bright Red Boots
Image of Silvio Berlusconi via WikiCommons
To support this podcast:
Give it 5 stars in Apple Podcasts. Write a nice review!
Rate it wherever you listen or through: https://ratethispodcast.com/strugglingartist
Join my mailing list: www.emilyrainbowdavis.com/
Like the blog/show on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SongsfortheStrugglingArtist/
Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/emilyrdavis
Or buy me a coffee on Kofi: http://ko-fi.com/emilyrainbowdavis
or PayPal me: https://www.paypal.me/strugglingartist
Follow me on Twitter @erainbowd
Tell a friend!
Listen to The Dragoning here and support via Ko-fi here: https://ko-fi.com/messengertheatrecompany
To vote for The Dragoning in the Audio Verse Awards visit here: https://audioverseawards.net/
As ever, I am yours,
Emily Rainbow Davis