I got to talk briefly with Terrence Parker when he played here Halloween night, and when I asked him about how things were in Detroit, he didn't talk about music or musicians -- he talked about the problems with the automotive industry.
Now without getting into an off topic discussion on the economy, how is this going to affect the city? At this point, I don't know how much worse things could get, after all the body blows Detroit has taken in the past 40 years. But my love for the place makes me wonder how the place can go on if American automakers significantly downsize or outright fail. As it relates to music, all but the most successful musicians in Detroit have day jobs, and if the economy gets any worse, they're going to have to leave to survive ...
