NPR’s Weekend Edition is featuring a story about Columbus rock veterans Watershed today. Joe Oestreich’s recent book Hitless Wonder: A Life in Minor League Rock and Roll serves a launching point for describing the band’s continued efforts at chasing the dream, including the recent new album launch and their ongoing tour. Audio for the story will be available on the NPR site after 12ET. From the story:
“I’ve got a 2-and-a-half-year-old son and a 3-month-old daughter, and my wife is at home with both of them, single parenting, right now,” he says. “On the one hand, everyone says, ‘Follow your dream,’ and we’re doing that, but is that in fact admirable? Some days it seems kind of pathetic. Maybe we should just pack it in and go home, but, at this point, I think it’s just too late. This is what we do.”
Besides, Gawel adds, “If you love what you’re doing, and you still feel passionate about it, why would you stop?”