> Before, you needed an army of people and companies on your side, and had to be exceedingly popular to stand any chance of earning a penny. Before, you could

> Before, you needed an army of people and companies on your side, and had to be exceedingly popular to stand any chance of earning a penny. Before, you could play to local audiences. You even stood a decent chance of making a living doing that, or maybe enough that you could do that and have a part-time job. Nowadays it’s a lot harder. This is where a lot of our big stars came from, in the first place. Some were in cover bands, or played piano in local bars for small audiences. It’s easier than ever to get popular, but harder than ever to earn money.