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i'm a musician thinking of quitting please help
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[quote:Dease:MV8yMDg0OTg2XzM1MTA3MjMwXzQ2Rjk4MjM5] [quote:Anonymous Coward 29590808:MV8yMDg0OTg2Xzc1NDRGOTRG] nobody pays bands anymore not many people bother with live music anymore unless they have already made it massive, or its on x factor / "" got tallent etc my future looks bleak if i dont get away from it soon it's always been a gamble but i love creating music and playing it, but every band i get in wants to gig and i just hate performing to people, i'm not about the showmanship anymore i just want to create music and make a living from creating decent music as there just isn't any new music that i can hand on heart say is as good as the doors, stones, metallica, beatles etc etc, i could go on.... im so torn but i have a family who have patiently waited for me to play out this shambles of a life for a while can someone give me a hand here? am i doing the right thing [/quote] As a fellow musician, I know exactly how you feel. Music has always been my passion, but it doesn't guarantee any money. I am currently a teacher ,and a journalist. Do I play music? Of course. I record all the time ,but I do it for enjoyment. I don't do it for money. You have to find something else to sustain you financially. If anything, I think this has helped me maintain my love for music. If I were depending on it to pay my bills, I might start to view it as a "job" with expectations, and high pressure. I might start to forget why I ever started playing in the first place. [/quote]
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nobody pays bands anymore
not many people bother with live music anymore unless they have already made it massive, or its on x factor / "" got tallent etc
my future looks bleak if i dont get away from it soon
it's always been a gamble
but i love creating music and playing it, but every band i get in wants to gig and i just hate performing to people, i'm not about the showmanship anymore i just want to create music and make a living from creating decent music as there just isn't any new music that i can hand on heart say is as good as the doors, stones, metallica, beatles etc etc, i could go on....
im so torn but i have a family who have patiently waited for me to play out this shambles of a life for a while
can someone give me a hand here? am i doing the right thing
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