Society idolizes its pop icons because in many ways, we live our lives through them- but that can put pressure on the performer to live up to others’ expectations.
Musician Andrew Rodger hasn’t been exempt from these experiences.
Whether you term it performance anxiety- or stage fright, a common remedy is alcohol.
The bottle can be its own battle, and it’s one Andrew has left behind.
Prescription pharmaceuticals can provide coping mechanisms and increase social functionality- but they too, can only go so far.
For Rodger, the self-expression he finds in musical creativity is a needed resonance.
The crafter of clever conundrums finds his joy in shared experience; what he writes to explain himself, also speaks for others.
By Rick Stow
