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It doesn’t take a Leonardo-level intellect to figure out that the pandemic has been devastating for the arts economy. Live events were the first things to stop, and they will be the last to return. That means musicians, actors, and dancers, plus all the people who enable them to take the stage playwrights and choreographers, directors and conductors, lighting designers and makeup artists, roadies, ushers, ticket takers, theater managers have no way to make a living from their work, and haven’t for more than a year.
Still, I don’t think most of us appreciate just how bad things are. The crisis goes well beyond the performing arts. Surveys published last summer found that 90 percent of independent music venues were in danger of closing for good, but so were a third of museums. In a survey by the Music Workers Alliance, 71 percent of musicians and DJs reported a loss of income of at least 75 percent, and in another, by the Authors Guild, 60
Fans were invited to live stream the memorial service on his YouTube channel on Saturday. Before it started, DMX took his final ride through New York City. His red casket was driven from where he grew up in Yonkers, New York, to Brooklyn s Barclays Center, where one of DMX s final big concerts took place back in June 2019.
Lindstrom and her son, along with the rest of DMX s kids and their mothers, took the stage during the memorial service to share some touching words. Everything he did, he did for you all, said one of his family members. He always wanted to please you, he always wanted to give his best show. We are now the ones who are hurting…He changed your lives through his music.
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DMX will be honored by family and friends on Saturday in a private memorial service ahead of his private funeral. Details of the service are still in the works, including attendance numbers and ticketing information. Fans are encouraged to refer to DMX s Instagram for updates or additional information. The Barclays Center has a capacity of 19,000, though COVID restrictions will mandate limited attendance