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It varies. My uncle had a band and toured the small venue scene in South Louisiana back in the day. My mom was a chorus singer in the New Orleans opera compan
by crusso 10y ago
It varies. My uncle had a band and toured the small venue scene in South Louisiana back in the day. My mom was a chorus singer in the New Orleans opera company.
Both made varying levels of careers out of their talents and hard work. Both were popular at parties.
- reallydontask 10y agoisn't this a case of survivorship bias? after all, just because it worked for you uncle and mother doesn't really mean that it works for anybody else.
- crusso 10y agoI'm perfectly willing to accept some scientific data on the subject in lieu of my anecdotal data if you have any. In the absence of a lot of data, I make due with what I have and in general find the notion credible that working on being a successful musician has other benefits even if you don't achieve Taylor Swift levels of success.
- sqeaky 10y agoThe gap between a typical musician and a superstar is much larger than the gap between a programmer and tech company founder with a successful buyout. It is entirely possible to be a professional musician and not make ends meet, it is entirely easy to be a shitty programmer and comfortably support a family with 3 kids. Some fields just pay better. Doctors, Lawyers, Construction Managers, Programmers... will be better risks Singers, Painters, Professional Bowlers...