Road Rat's Tips : The Musician's Guide to Keeping Comfortable, Safe, Sane and Employed on the Road

'Road Rat's Tips - The musician's guide to keeping comfortable, safe, sane and employed on the road' is as informative as it is hilarious. Drawing on 20 years as a professional musician, author Pete Cook gives an exclusive backstage look at the perils and pitfalls of life as a journeyman. In the real world, being able to play well doesn't necessarily guarantee you'll get work as a musician - in fact, playing well is only half the story. Road Rat's Tips deals with the other half. A valuable read for music students, semi-pro musicians and seasoned pro's alike, the book is packed with good advice and contains hundreds of tips. It works equally well as a cover-to-cover-read, something to be dipped into or, indeed, as a quick reference guide. Road Rat's Tips also provides a hilarious insider's look at the 'glamour' of the music business from the journeyman professional's viewpoint.