It wouldn't be your only source of income if you did try to earn a living as an independent musician. Look at Oddisee, an indy rapper and producer from Brooklyn

It wouldn't be your only source of income if you did try to earn a living as an independent musician. Look at Oddisee, an indy rapper and producer from Brooklyn, as an example. It's a full time job but he's doing it. He sells music, streams it on all the streaming platforms, tours, produces and cameos on other's work.