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Musician life coach Dave Sherman: Let's Start a Movement

I’m a firm believer in synchronicity. When a number of seemingly disparate things happen at the same time it makes me think that it happened for a reason and that they are ultimately connected. Late last week I had this happen and it definitely encouraged me to take this column off the page (um…screen) […]

Musician life coach Dave Sherman on the prescription drug abuse epidemic

The latest epidemic in terms of drug abuse/addiction that’s going on right now starts in everybody’s medicine cabinet. I’m going to discuss how out of control prescription drug use currently is, using the examples of stimulants and benzodiazapenes. My big problem with stimulants right now is the strange belief that suddenly if there is anything […]

Craig Owens (Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows) on jaded musicians and fans

These days I see so many jaded musicians living amongst the world of rockers and it truly bums me out. It’s not that I had never seen these people before, as I grew up in the music scene of Flint, Michigan–where “jaded” is considered borderline positive. These musicians are jaded for a number of reasons, […]

Musician life coach Dave Sherman on the three characteristics of addiction

Apparently the last column had a pretty big impact. Judging by all the emails I’ve gotten and the feedback from the editors at AP, they have asked me to do this column on a biweekly basis. I am now questioning the judgment of the editors of AP. The inmates are apparently running the asylum. As […]

Musician life coach Dave Sherman on what makes artists abuse drugs and alcohol

Who the hell is Dave Sherman and why was he asked to be a monthly columnist in AP? Good question. I’m a sober/life coach for touring musicians. You don’t know that I’ve spent the last five years working with roughly half a dozen artists that have appeared on the cover of this magazine. No, I […]

How To Build Your Band: The Essentials

AP and I have teamed up to start a new column about being an independent artist in today's music scene. This column is directly geared towards musicians and artists, both unsigned and independently signed as well. The simple truth is that it's an amazing time to be an independent artist, and there are a lot […]

My First Tour: Call It Fiction

We were all there once. Fifteen years old, full of youthful idealism and joining our first band. Soaking up every sound possible and hoping to change the world, you watched every live DVD from your favorite bands and created grandiose plans with friends to tour and take over the world before you’re even out of […]