Passenger

To be honest, busking was a massive part of becoming aware of homelessness. I used to run into a lot of 'Big Issue' sellers and a lot of people on the street. It really opened my eyes to the kind of life that they live and the options that are open for them - or not, actually.

English Musician

Tash Sultana

I chose busking because I didn't want to be working for someone else. I wanted to work as I am. I feel like you ultimately do have a choice if you have your vision. So, I had a vision forever that I was going to play music. And there was no stopping that.

Australian Musician

Madeleine Peyroux

I was very lucky. Things happened, both bad and good, but I never got into real, deep trouble. But it wore me down. By the time I was 18, I was done. I didn't want to live the life any more. I needed to develop past the point that busking takes you to.

American Musician

Tones and I

I thought the world of live performance and busking was where I was going to thrive. I had no idea that digital streaming platforms and radio and that world would be for me, you know?

Walker Hayes

It's cliche, but everybody says, 'We're all one song away,' and it's so true. The difference between me and the guy down the street busking with his guitar case open is just one song.

Julia Davis

I worked in a supermarket for a year; I worked in a finance department at a university, a pub, busking and singing. I tried to be a nanny for about three weeks.

English Comedian

Andrew Bird

I've done my share of busking, and it's fun until it isn't. There are musicians in the subways that will make you cry, they're so good.

Glen Hansard

Well, everything about singing, I learned from busking. Everything I learned about songwriting, I learned from busking.

Irish Musician

Fantastic Negrito

Without busking, there is no Fantastic Negrito.

Bryan Adams

Canadian Musician

Commonly refers to artists performing in public spaces for voluntary donations.

Street Performance

Audiences give money voluntarily if they enjoy the performance, not mandatory.

Voluntary Payments

Permission requirements for busking differ by location; in some places, it may be illegal.

Legality Varies

Typically used to describe quick, spontaneous preparation for an event or arrival.

Readiness

This sense of 'busk' is considered outdated; modern English uses 'prepare' or 'ready'.

Archaic Usage

Using 'busk' in this way adds an old-fashioned or literary quality to the text.

Literary Flair

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