The Hours Are Long but the Pay Is Low

<p><B>The hard-won pleasures of putting heart over brains, conviction over caution, and madness over market share</B><I>"The music business is not a meritocracy: it is a crapshoot taking place in a septic tank balanced on the prow of the Titanic, a venal snake pit where innovation, creativity, and honest business practices are actively discouraged."</I> Rob Miller arrived in Chicago wanting to escape the music industry. In short order, he co-founded a trailblazing record label revered for its artist-first approach and punk take on country, roots, and so much else. Miller's gonzo memoir follows a music fan's odyssey through a singular account of Bloodshot Records, the Chicago scene, and thirty years as part of a community sustaining independent artists and businesses. Hilarious and hundred-proof, <I>The Hours Are Long, But the Pay Is Low</I> delivers a warm-hearted yet clear-eyed account of loving and living music on the edge, in the trenches, and without apologies.</p>