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And all of it is much better than climbing telephone polls, making sales calls, solving someone else's computer problems, doing someone else's taxes, driving a truck, removing a gall bladder, working in a retail store, managing employees who might not really want to work, or any of the other things people in the real world do for a living.




this is a very subjective observation, but it's being served up as absolute truth. You should at least qualify it as opinion.

It's worth noting that the things you mention as being inferior to the life of a musician are highly desirable to a lot of folks. I know people who do all of these things and more, and they would do it for free if they didn't have to pay the bills. Yes, lots of people love what they do as much as musicians do.

on the other hand, I know people who have made their whole living with music, and they're bitter, burned out and jealous of friends who went the other route.

Its also worth mentioning that you couldn't get most people in front of an audience if you threatened them with a gun. Not everybody wants that kind of exposure.

The nice thing about living in a relatively free society is that we all get to choose our poison.

The bottom line is that all professions are worked by some who hate the job and some who feel like they're living the dream. Happiness is a function of attitude, it cannot be bestowed on the worker by the job.

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