Hear James McMurtry's New Americana Masterpiece 'Complicated Game'

There’s a one-liner that Americana singer-songwriter James McMurtry is fond of delivering onstage — at the core, musicians are really just glorified beer salesmen.

“We’re basically the service industry. We’re symbiotically tied to the club business. Beer sales and tips, you know?” McMurtry tells Rolling Stone Country. “I’ve seen a lot of…