Self Sufficient Musician

One of the ultimate dreams of musicians — particularly, songwriters, composers and “artists” — is to make a living making music you love.  Not only you are “in” the music business, but you are one of the elite few who just do what you please.

It certainly sounds attractive to me.  No bosses to boss you around, no clients to please — just make the music that makes your heart sing, and get paid for doing it.

But there is a catch there, isn’t there?

Yes.  The catch is this: you can’t do it.  It’s not a theoretic impossibility, but realistically, no.  You need to be both extremely exceptionally talented, and equally exceptionally lucky.  So, no ma’am.  You can’t expect your life to be that exceptional. (continue reading…)