Dear Little Bobby: Creatively Barren and Broke, and Just Ask for Her Number
In my 25-year career as a creative, I have lost my passion and desire and feel that I am helping nobody.
Little Bobby Tucker
Little Bobby Tucker was born and raised in Waco, Texas by Big Bobby and Bonnie Tucker. Since 2002, he has been the front man/glitter fairy for Shoulder Voices, a band based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which specializes in stuffed animals and glitter. Their newest album, The Life and Death Tragedy/Comedy of the Stuffed Animal Band, was released in the summer of 2016. He has also completed 10 Duke City Marathons and enjoys eating vegetables and spending time meditating at a local Buddhist center.
David Bowie: I’ve Heard a Rumor From Ground Control—Oh No, Don’t Say It’s True
He inspires me still in the way he faced death. He wrote music, he sang, arranged and produced while battling this illness.
Dear Little Bobby: Socks With Sandals, and Butthole Surfing
Why is it so bad to wear socks with sandals? Birks are perhaps bad for my career. What should I do?
Dear Little Bobby: Trapped With Right-Wing Radio, and Threesome With Dogs
Do we just have to wait until our animals die before realizing our sexual fantasies?
Dear Little Bobby: Harassed Actor, and Curious About Dave Matthews
I’ve been acting for almost twenty years, and I’ve grown more and more discontented with the industry. Where do I go from here?
Dear Little Bobby: Vexed on Sex, and Creatively Spread Thin
Should I focus on one practice at a time or keep juggling these endeavors? Is it necessary in this day and age to be creatively multi-faceted?
Dear Little Bobby: Bummed by Bitches and Squeezed in San Francisco
I hate my bandmates’ partners’ thinly veiled bitchiness. I’m considering quitting the band but I really like my bandmates. What should I do?
Dear Little Bobby: Demoralized Musician, and Politico-Marital Dischord
I ask myself (and you, Little Bobby), why the crap am I doing this? What am I doing with my life? Can I even call myself a musician anymore?
Dear Little Bobby: Conservative Culture Clash, and Down On Dog
My artistic hipster friends and associates seem to get annoyed by some of my views and certain “conservative” tendencies. Should I keep these to myself?
Dear Little Bobby: Frustrated Girlfriend and Horny Performer
A reader asks: “Some athletes avoid sex before competition so they can harness sexual energy in their athletic performance. Is the same true for artists?”
Dear Little Bobby: Un-Corporate Creative, and Artist At Sea
Little Bobby answers: In this age of CEOs going to creativity retreats and the word “creative” being turned into a noun, how can an artist keep their edge?
Dear Little Bobby: Big-Hearted, and Culturally Confused
Little Bobby advises: “If an artist wants to use an item like a tribal warbonnet, they should be aware of the bloody waters into which they are treading.”