Dallas Richardson and John - Hollywood and Orange

This is an excerpt of an interview with two musicians I met last week. They were sitting on the ground playing guitars for people passing by - just outside of the commotion on Hollywood and Highland. Both Dallas and John were upbeat and optimistic about thier music and careers and I wish them the best, but I also couldn't help but be reminded of a conversation I had earlier in the evening with a guy who works in the entertainment industry who said Hollywood was full of delusion. Delusional or not, they struck me as the sort of youthful hope and aspiration that flocks to Hollywood Blvd in search of a break.