So how many of you are able to make a living doing this?

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petethorn":35nn3th8 said:
Ill tell ya, it's not all doom and gloom, the music biz has been real good to me, I'm posessed by the guitar though... I don't really do anything else (which concerns me sometimes). But if you're just batshit crazy enough about music, and you go about it right, you can make a good living. And not lose your passion for it. I love it, what I do. 20 years ago, I moved to LA- no car, 1 bedroom apartment with three guys living in it, GIT for a year, then I worked in a music shop that mainly sold karaoke tapes for FIVE YEARS. To support myself, while the band I was in hunted for a deal. We finally got one... That got me out of the day job, and I've been a full time pro ever since.

That's right, I said karaoke tapes... for five years. . See, I am batshit crazy!!!! Don't talk to me about payin dues!!!
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Guys like you and the gigs you get were one of the factors that inspired me to go to GIT in London and attempt to break into this crazy industry and now you tell me this about karaoke tapes! :lol: :LOL:
 
I am full time touring guitar tech for the guitar players in the Bob Dylan band (24 weeks a year) but when I am home I play in two gigging bands (one of which releases cd's) and also am first call sound engineer at a highly respected venue. I make a nice little chunk between all of that, I can't complain! :thumbsup:
 
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