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To the fairweather 'friends'

  • Writer: Amanda Riddell
    Amanda Riddell
  • Dec 9, 2024
  • 1 min read

No pops evenings of any kind. No performances.

Again, I'm trying to (finally) get taken seriously as an opera composer.


Here's the basic point: if you haven't spent more than 30 minutes in a room with me in the entire year, then you don't get to ask me to perform.


Ideally, more than half an hour alone. You have no idea how much I hate performing, particularly for those slimy shits.


Why do you think I do it on the streets or informally? Because I like that.

But I majored in composition cos the idea of giving endless recitals pisses me off. -


Stop using porn to communicate with me if you're too afraid to write an email.


Grow up and let me say no because I gave bloody good reasons.


No performances, no recitals.

 
 
 

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