Our story begins with Dave Walker, a 22-year-old man who moves from Great Falls, MT to New York City, NY in the summer to begin his independent life post-college with his friend James. Walker has trouble situating himself in the city and finds his self-identity to be distorted. He dreams of becoming a successful artist but struggles to find a balance between achieving that and working for his 9-5 job. Walker releases a mixtape online that becomes viral and quits his job to sign his name under a big record label, while James becomes the CEO of a software company. Walker and James become distant and go two different career paths.
As Walker builds a more well-known name in the industry, he begins questioning his virtue and perceived destiny. Walker begins seeing the corruption around the music industry, and after his record deal expires, he decides to isolate himself in his father’s cabin in Montana for a long time. He promises himself to not make any music during his break, and instead, focuses on working for his father's farming business. He soon breaks his promise once he realizes he was not meant for that lifestyle and begins writing music again. His music becomes a success once again and decides to start touring around the world as an independent artist.
Walker faces many existential crises and battles the temptation of using substances to cope with his lack of fulfillment. Walkers recall losing his friends and family and not having called them in a long time, which he regrets. To make matters worse, Walker gets into a big argument with his girlfriend, who leaves him after. Walker becomes severely emotionally unstable at the end of his tour and crashes into a wall of empty desire, narcissism, and misery. He decides to take another break and rethink his entire career.
Nevertheless, Walker continues making music, without releasing it to the public, as a form of coping with his internal demons. Walker gets back with his girlfriend, and they both inherit his Father’s farm.
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