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What does the mental health and wellbeing of musicians in a country known as "the second happiest in the world" - Denmark - look like? Proud this morning to present Part 1 of a year-long, four-part project conducted alongside Sally Sharp 🇩🇰 koda.dk/media/225771/m…

Calling musicians. Excellent colleagues of mine in GoldsmithsPsychology are doing a study of “musical experiences where you were in a “flow state” or “in the zone” - those peak moments where everything just clicks”. £50/£100 prizes too which is nice Survey: goldpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6x…

Musicians need self-belief & optimism despite poor labour market outcomes & high risk. But, we ask if being a musician akin to gambling, where optimism is, unusually, a negative trait Bold questions w/ Sally Sharp & Dr Maike Klein published in Musicae Scientiae ESCOM Society 🧵

Pleased to be awarded funding for a project working with Dan Carney & amazing colleagues from UCL DClinPsy Marc Tibber & Emma Silver on musicians’ relationship with social media. Looking for interviewees for this important work. Pls share &/or hit me up if interested 🙏🏻

Very sobering read: careers in music require a huge amount of optimistic self-belief, but the poor odds of success means its similar to gambling where optimism is dangerous. The effect on musicians: "costly persistence and cruel optimism", a massive toll on mental health.

ok James Blake idea: let’s both study this paper. then, come on my podcast (linktr.ee/anatomyofanart…) to discuss Vault, the realities of building a sustainable career & the required steps after “artists deserve a living wage” to make that idealism a reality for more*

I wrote a book about my musical life as Context. I might even release a new EP to go along with it....

On BBC Radio 4 earlier discussing band break ups and identity. Full show linked in the post below

I had an odd idea to write a book about the places I grew up (Tuxford, Louth, Surrey & Norwich), family storytelling, and how these connected to rap music & ideas of truth & meaning. Now it's here Out July 23rd Rough Trade: shorturl.at/kDEH0 Amazon: shorturl.at/cFIM4

Going to be dropping a new Context album/mixtape/whatever with this book. Some old tunes, some new tunes, some tunes I couldn't release back in the day that have been on my laptop for nearly a decade. Can't wait Context - The England No One Cares About, Soundtrack (out July)

The England No One Cares about, a new book from Dr George Musgrave, contextualises the power of rap in Middle England crackmagazine.net/article/long-r…

Next week....

🚨 Publication day! 🚨 Today, my new book - 'The England No One Cares About' - is published with Goldsmiths Press/@MITPress! Link to order: amzn.eu/d/0fx2jxvP Also, my new 17 track Context album - the soundtrack to the book - is out too! Link: open.spotify.com/album/3swHkkHB…

🚨 New music! 🚨 New 17 track album out now - the soundtrack to my new book, also published today, called 'The England No One Cares About' On all steaming platforms: open.spotify.com/album/3swHkkHB… The book is about rap music, stories, and boring England: amzn.eu/d/0eIcNhKs

If you fancy some weekend podcast listening, I chatted to the New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social) (NB Music 📚) about my new book 'The England No One Cares About' (Goldsmiths Press). Big up Bradley Morgan for the insightful questions and Dave O'Brien for the connect newbooksnetwork.com/the-england-no…

ICYMI: feature in Crack Magazine about my new book ‘The England No One Cares About’ ‘George Musgrave’s new book contextualises the power of rap in Middle England’ | Crack crackmagazine.net/article/long-r…

Book and album combos

🚨New publication🚨 Are those tasked with music/creative industries education being real with students & meaningfully preparing them for the emotional & psychological challenges they may face in their careers? I suggest we have a responsibility to do so link.springer.com/chapter/10.100…

Was invited on to BBC News (UK) this evening to talk about the tragic loss of Liam Payne. Liam had been very brave and open about his mental health struggles. Musicians and their mental health is a subject which matters so much to me 🙏🏻❤️

“Something is deeply wrong in the music industry.” Dr George Musgrave’s book ‘Can Music Make You Sick?’ explores the impact of careers in music on mental health. He spoke to BBC News (UK) following the death of singer Liam Payne.