If you get hired to build a bridge, there's a fair chance people are going to be using it. If you get hired to create music, there's a fair chance nobody will

If you get hired to build a bridge, there's a fair chance people are going to be using it. If you get hired to create music, there's a fair chance nobody will ever hear it. (Other than your mum). I can't see how we could possibly pay musicians up front.