“Wait, what? You toured Afghanistan?”
2013 July 22
“Wait, what? You toured Afghanistan?”
I was floored by his story.
At a music conference, Peyton Tochterman shared the story of how he toured Afghanistan.
You can read his account here. (& more here.) A State Department officer told Peyton that his visit of sharing music did more to build relationships between two countries than anything else accomplished from money or politics.
We spend so much time arguing over Spotify streams and iTunes downloads and CD sales—which is an important discussion, making a living is essential—but let’s not overshadow the power of music.
If the pen is mightier than the sword, the guitar is a pretty powerful pen.
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