If You Had The Chance

[ashstralia]

you know kwame, there are many little niches in the biz that you can slide sideways into... i knew i wasn't ever gonna be a big rockstar, cause i HATE travelling. hate it. so 18 or so years ago i started teaching, and i look forward to going to work every single day. so there you go.

[kwame k]

you know kwame, there are many little niches in the biz that you can slide sideways into... i knew i wasn't ever gonna be a big rockstar, cause i HATE travelling. hate it. so 18 or so years ago i started teaching, and i look forward to going to work every single day. so there you go.

See, that's what I'm talking about......you found an outlet for your talent.....mine's playing live, writing and recording.......am I successful? In my world, I am.........I played every major city in the US, got laid by women who wouldn't of given me the time of day had it not been for me being in a band......I have memories and stories from the road that no one can take away.....I lived a lifestyle that most people only dream about!

Yeah, I'm bitter

[Nitro Express]

Several members here have been accused of being wannabes, frustrated rockers that never made it [myself included] and are therefore bitter, disillusioned and frustrated by never making it!

Around my mid-thirties the "earth shattering" realization was I'm over the hill and will never make it.........guess what, it wasn't a big deal. I love music, I love playing music, I love writing music and performing live. I did a solid 10 years on the road playing, writing and recording, the grind was intense and got old. Yeah, I gave it 110% and supposedly failed.......Guess what....big fucking deal. The blues men of the 30's, 40's, 50's and 60's never "made it" yet still wrote, recorded and toured well into their 60's and 70's.......they only got a marginal amount of recognition because of the influence they had on rock music. They never cared about "making it" they just wanted to make a living doing what they loved, period.


I'm OK with the fact that I'll never "make it" and enjoy the freedom of recording, writing and preforming live when I want to and not because I have to. The music is purer and the stress is gone. Yeah, go ahead and flame me but it's better to do something you love and find value in it, on any level, than doing something you hate trying to chase a dream.

As far as joining VH............would never want to!

Over 90% of the people who make it eventually have to transition to something else later in life. Only a few people have life long careers that stay towards the top. Some people have great name recognition but don't have the rights to the name or their music. There's so many variables and definitions on what making it really is. My brother in law manages a freight depot and has his own band. At night the depot becomes his crank it to hell practice space and they book their band into various venues and events. They make money but it's a side for fun project. If you have a wife and kids, it's probably a better idea to keep the day job but if you want to live the adventure stay single and have a big box of condoms.

[chefcraig]

Over 90% of the people who make it eventually have to transition to something else later in life. Only a few people have life long careers that stay towards the top.

[ashstralia]

none more black.

[Matt White]

HA!!!

At least this 'tard has had the good sense to NOT respond to his own redickulous thread..............