A place on the tree
Retiring from live music while still missing the performance
Leaving live music because the demands of performing have become too exhausting or unpleasant can bring relief without ending the love of being onstage. The performance itself may still be missed even when the late nights, equipment, venues, and surrounding hassles are no longer worth enduring.
1 person has stood here
Does this feel close to something you’ve lived? Tell your own part. What you tell becomes your Ember, and it stays yours.
Nearby on the tree
- Feeling trapped in exhausting work because you need the income1
- Being forced to give up a meaningful online community1
- Feeling nervous about going out and relieved to stay home1
- Returning to a hometown that no longer feels the same2
- Finding joy in music while spending time alone1
- Staying in a job while enduring workplace harassment1
Only the place shows here. What people told stays theirs.