That's ridiculous; I know many professional musicians who have a decent life. This guy had a hard time of it the same way any kind of regular schmuck might if

That's ridiculous; I know many professional musicians who have a decent life. This guy had a hard time of it the same way any kind of regular schmuck might if he had delusions of grandeur. Yes, life ain't fair: you generally won't excel the rich kids who went to Yale unless you have some crazy hustle. That's just how life is. Meanwhile there are a number of actually fake subjects in college which cost just as much as learning to be second fiddle or third trombone or whatever, but which don't have any useful or interesting skill associated with them