The guitar virtuoso on his ‘existential breakdown’, his disdain for fake news and the new album that’s bringing him back to life
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Four years ago John Butler was recording his eighth studio album when something out of character happened: he gave up.
“My anxiety peaked out,” the roots rock musician says. “It’s something I worked on for three years and I couldn’t fix or finish it. I was like, ‘I don’t know how to do this?’ I felt out of my depth. I lost my confidence and I walked away.”
Continue reading… The guitar virtuoso on his ‘existential breakdown’, his disdain for fake news and the new album that’s bringing him back to lifeGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailFour years ago John Butler was recording his eighth studio album when something out of character happened: he gave up.“My anxiety peaked out,” the roots rock musician says. “It’s something I worked on for three years and I couldn’t fix or finish it. I was like, ‘I don’t know how to do this?’ I felt out of my depth. I lost my confidence and I walked away.” Continue reading… Australian music, Music, Life and style, Pop and rock
