GG Allin ran a daycare when not on tour.
"In this room" is an amazing song.
GG wrote some beautiful melodies that get overlooked because of all the shitting. "Tough fucking shit" comes to mind, too.
Inspirational stuff, KC. Incidentally, what's the sky like?
This question comes up pretty regularly on Talkbass(dot)com, a forum with a larger number of professional musicians than most. Ask there. You'll hear much of the same, but with some additional perspectives as well.
If your goal is to eke out a living doing music, it might be just possible, provided. Provided your skills on your instrument (or preferably, several instruments) are at a professional level. Provided you are good at networking and live in a place where gigs and studio work are happening. Provided you are willing to play whatever, whenever, on short notice. Provided you can hold down multiple working bands, sub, give lessons, do studio work, paid recording work on the internet (which means you have, or can access the space and tools). Provided you have patience, persistence, and a huge work ethic. And provided you are lucky. Even then, you're probably looking at a hardscrabble existence without a pot to piss in, without health insurance, retirement income to look forward to... Some do a little better than that, most worse. Even in the best case scenario, it helps to have a sideline.
If your goal is to "make it" in the conventional sense doing original music, I don't know what to tell you. It is like winning the lottery. If nobody ever did it, people would stop trying. But those who do are literally one in a million. I have a sister who did the originals thing. It was a familiar story. Records that got enough attention to keep you hoping, without ever leading to a breakthrough. Tours with five people in a minivan, sleeping on couches, trying to make gas money to the next gig. And in the end, when that lifestyle finally spits you out, you are well into your 30s or 40s without a career. It's not the end of the world. She survives. I respect her integrity and what she did musically. I am also glad I focused on a career and kept music a creative outlet and a hobby.
Good luck. I hope you are as good as you say.
This question comes up pretty regularly on Talkbass(dot)com, a forum with a larger number of professional musicians than most. Ask there. You'll hear much of the same, but with some additional perspectives as well.
If your goal is to eke out a living doing music, it might be just possible, provided. Provided your skills on your instrument (or preferably, several instruments) are at a professional level. Provided you are good at networking and live in a place where gigs and studio work are happening. Provided you are willing to play whatever, whenever, on short notice. Provided you can hold down multiple working bands, sub, give lessons, do studio work, paid recording work on the internet (which means you have, or can access the space and tools). Provided you have patience, persistence, and a huge work ethic. And provided you are lucky. Even then, you're probably looking at a hardscrabble existence without a pot to piss in, without health insurance, retirement income to look forward to... Some do a little better than that, most worse. Even in the best case scenario, it helps to have a sideline.
If your goal is to "make it" in the conventional sense doing original music, I don't know what to tell you. It is like winning the lottery. If nobody ever did it, people would stop trying. But those who do are literally one in a million. I have a sister who did the originals thing. It was a familiar story. Records that got enough attention to keep you hoping, without ever leading to a breakthrough. Tours with five people in a minivan, sleeping on couches, trying to make gas money to the next gig. And in the end, when that lifestyle finally spits you out, you are well into your 30s or 40s without a career. It's not the end of the world. She survives. I respect her integrity and what she did musically. I am also glad I focused on a career and kept music a creative outlet and a hobby.
Good luck. I hope you are as good as you say.
only a saviour would post a song now
... I am also glad I focused on a career and kept music a creative outlet and a hobby.