I have earned my living with (music) since I was 21 years old.
Me too, John. It's been a wonderful journey for the many years it WAS a wonderful journey. Now it seems to be more of a challenge. But I DO cherish those many wonder years.
Around that time, I had a rock solid office job in a rock solid corporation with a rock solid future and going to school at night studying psychology. One day, upon seeing the first ever drum machine in the music store window, I gave it all up and dived headfirst into music as a OMB. But I have to eat my words now! Those words were "music will always be a treasured and essential commodity to people. If the economy takes a downturn, people will turn to music for comfort. I was wrong...it was labeled "economically superfluous" and was the first thing to go...even before junk food"