The Busker is yet another autobiographical work of fiction based this time on the writer's experiences as a street musician in Santiago, Chile. Salamandren had envisioned a much longer work based on his experiences as a busker, but his on-again-off-again girlfriend returned and interrupted his plans.The Busker is yet another autobiographical work of fiction based this time on the writer's experiences as a street musician in Santiago, Chile. Salamandren had envisioned a much longer work based on his experiences as a busker, but his on-again-off-again girlfriend returned and interrupted his plans.