Well it's kinda like it, and kinda not. You can make a living with a job, or a small business. One will end up making more, but fundamentally both are viable ap

Well it's kinda like it, and kinda not. You can make a living with a job, or a small business. One will end up making more, but fundamentally both are viable approaches to living. Alas its not really possible to make a living from music. Sure some rounding error of people can, working terrible hours, always on the road, grinding away. It's a pretty bad lifestyle for pretty bad money. Yes there are successes, but the fact you can -name them- is a bad bad sign for an industry. If you like to play music, then do it got fun, not money. If you accumulate enough for a meal out, then great. Get a job, pay the bills, and enjoy making the music, even if no-one listens. Stream if you like, sell albums if you like, either way it's gonna be a pittence. Arguing over which is better is meaningless in the sense that they're both bad. Focus on the fun. Don't let the money rob you of the joy. Oh, and starting a record label? Good luck with that... but it's a daft idea.