Frank Turner Case Study:

Frank Turner is an example of somebody who has made a good living from being a hardworking performing singer/songwriter. Turner is an English singer/songwriter from Hampshire and has released 8 solo albums and 5 EP’s. Frank has been gigging since the young age of 16 and has now played over 2100 gigs as a solo artist, he chose to play his 2000th gig at the iconic Rock City in Nottingham. His goal like most successful musicians I presume was and still is to sell records, gain respect and a loyal fan base, this has been achieved by touring the small uk venues relentlessly in his early playing days and gaining fans from the back of those shows. Frank wrote a lot of his songs with his friends who have also gone on to be successful musicians in 'The Vaccines' and as 'Beans on Toast'. I think by surrounding yourself with other talented people it can help you thrive as you can hear their opinions and gain their support. Frank Turner also won 'Celebrity Mastermind' in 2013 and his specialist subject was the rock band 'Iron Maiden'. Most recently Frank has been active and using his status to raise money for the grass root music venues that have been hit most hard by the effects of the Covid 19 pandemic. He has raised over £250,000 over a series of livestreams on facebook and youtube which is incredible, I watched most of these online shows and really enjoyed them. I have recently been reading one of Frank's books 'Try this at home', it's all about how he wrote his songs, it's got in there the story and writing process thoughts of all his biggest and most loved songs. I've found this very interesting and I'm hoping it will give me some incite and a new approach to writing some of my own songs.