All workers deserve smokefree protections, including musicians who are at higher risk for secondhand smoke exposure in their workplace. Learn more from this excellent piece at grammy.com.
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“Smokefree shows make the job easier and more enjoyable because I can breathe. Breathing is important for singers horn players, bartenders, servers and tech crew because if we can’t breathe we can’t do our jobs, whatever your job is in the venue. I play around the world and it is rare to walk into venues that allow smoking, it is always a jarring memory of a less civilized time. I’m grateful for smoke free music.” — Singer/Songwriter Paul Sanchez
Smokefree Music Cities is a project of the ANR Foundation in partnership with other public health and musician-oriented organizations working to improve musicians’ health.