Originally Posted By: jazzmammal
Notes, love ya buddy and you're a valuable contributor here but you need to put one of those legal disclaimers to start a post like this.

"I married the girl singer".

Without that, you're likely a part time weekend warrior like the rest of us you lucky dog...

Bob


Great observation - especially about the lucky dog part.

I was making a living doing music before I met her. I played in every state east of the Mississippi and a few west, was the warm up band for the headliner concert acts of the day, before and after that singles bars, show clubs, and so on.

I was in a band that landed in a Florida town and met the girl singer from another band. We were each others' groupies for a while. Then our band broke up at the same time hers was falling apart, so we started one together.

Did a 5 piece band, and when we had some personnel problems with that, we started our duo.

I was working as a musician long before I met Leilani, and if I hadn't met her I would still be making my living as a musician.

Not everybody can make a living being a musician - not everyone can make a living owning any other business, but a lot of people do succeed at it.

You have to be a good musician, a good entertainer, and a good business person.

I live my life on my terms, don't answer to any boss, and do what I enjoy doing to put bread on the table. It's a good life.

I've been self-employed for so long, I'd probably never pass a job interview to work for someone else even if I should want to wink

Notes

Last edited by Notes Norton; 03/31/14 06:26 AM.
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