I live in a modestly-sized Brooklyn apartment which I bought before the real estate bubble. Not in a 90th percentile house. So I can afford to play music. For

I live in a modestly-sized Brooklyn apartment which I bought before the real estate bubble. Not in a 90th percentile house. So I can afford to play music. For perspective: I am not making music in a small way, I am an extremely fortunate musician who has worked with legends and toured the world many times, I have played Lolapalooza and the Sydney Opera house, I cowrote one of the most talked about records in the past few years and I have released a bunch of music solo and with my own bands as well. It is still easier for me to make a buck pushing pixels. I don't know, maybe I am a genius at computers and absolutely suck at music. I consider that possibility at least 3 times a week. But mostly, it just seems like one is a lot easier than the other. I talk to guys all the time who are the elite of the elite world class musicians, and they have to really hustle to make ends meet. YMMV.