If knew how to play violin, filling concert halls, recognized by millions, would you go back to busking? Joshua Bell, one of the nation’s great musicians, tried just a thing as an experiment. The setting was, of all places, the L’Enfant Plaza Station in D.C. The time…rush hour! How many people would you estimate that would recognize such a talent? With the exception of a larger donation given by a lady that recognized him, the grand total for 43 minutes of playing totaled $32.17. Bell laughed, thinking it not so bad at 40 bucks an hour without having to hire an agent.
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