Originally Posted By: Mac
Originally Posted By: Guitarhacker
...you must be prepared and at the skill level needed to avail yourself of that opportunity.


Well stated.

Because "there will always be room for the best."



The only thing I would add is "the best" is now absolutely amazing and the size of that group is also quite large! What was good enough 20 years ago, even for a demo, ain't even close now.

And, yes, luck is a very large factor but as others already said, you are going to need to do a lot of hard work as well. And you need to do that hard work for a very long time with no guarantee of success.

Ya better love what you are doing!