We talked to buskers to see how they’re adapting now pedestrians are carrying less change.
On weekdays, he'll get to his pitch around 5:00am or 6:00am, and can sit there busking for up to 10 hours, depending on his energy levels.
And payment is just part of the picture for Owen: formerly homeless, he says that even though he now has housing, he prefers sitting and engaging with music in the tunnel rather than passing time indoors with nothing to occupy his brain.Busking is easy, right? Half-way through my first song a convoy of cement mixers showed up, each taking it in turns to idle loudly at the traffic lights as I tried to belt out hits of the 90s to passers-by. This convoy drowned out my first five songs and any hope of a coin.
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