Advice to musicians: get naked if you want health insurance

Advice to musicians: get naked if you want health insurance

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norman lebrecht

January 18, 2012

The photographer Jane Toohey does sessions with a lot of musicians and is concerned at how few of them can afford health insurance.

So she suggests they pose for her calendars and make some extra money that way. Entertaining story here.

Comments

  • Doug says:

    “Get naked if you want….[fill in the blank]”

    That sounds vaguely familiar.

    Calling Blair Tindall!

  • I hear porn and prostitution pay pretty well. If you’ve got a habit you’ve got to support it, whether it be crack or music.

    As an uninsured musician, personally it’s easier to stay uninsured. Of course if I develop a flesh eating infection, I might be kicking myself…

  • Blair Tindall says:

    Good point. I’ve only had to use my insurance once, and if I hadn’t had it the bill would have been only $500.

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