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What does it mean to “make it” as a musician?

2016-07-15
By: Jason Becerra
On: July 15, 2016
In: Musings
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When I was a kid talking about being a musician when I grew up was unanimously met with a single response: “Well…you better have a fall back.” It seems like to my parents’ generation, making it as a musician meant one thing: being famous, like Bon Jovi or Tom Petty or someone like that. I heard time and time again how slim my chances were of ever earning a living, how hard the life was, how only a tiny percentage of people ever actually “make it.” And that’s true if we’re limiting the definition of “making it” to that level of acclaim and wealth. ButRead More →

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