A musician that works on their material/songs in a primarily solo state.

1. Blue Monday is the most depressing day of the year, calculated by Dr. Cliff Arnall, a researcher at the University of Cardiff's Center for Lifelong Learning.
Factors used to calculate the date included weather conditions, debt level, time since Christmas, time since failing our New Year's resolutions, low motivation and feeling the need to take action.

In 2005 the date was calculated as January 24th, in 2006 it was January 23rd, and in 2007 it was January 22nd.

2. A song by the hard rock band Orgy from their album Candy Ass.

A solo artist is one so adapt to masturbation that they take it to the level of an art. It is so named for the expressions that are made during the process of self pleasure are reminiscent of those made by a guitar player in the midst of a peticularly difficult guitar solo.