9-5's are a blessing to a music career, not a curse.

A thread.

I'm awfully sick of the dialogue painting a binary choice: a job you hate vs the music career you love.

First off, that's false.

Aside from the very rare superstar artist, 99% of us need to create multiple revenue streams to survive and fund our creative endeavours.

Secondly, you can and should pursue a career that you love. And that may or may not directly involve music.

And just because you love making music, doesn't mean you'll love working in the music industry.

I love my day job, and I love financial stability even more.

For 15 years, it has allowed me to make the music I want to make without chasing trends.

In short, you are being lied to.

Music vs a day job is a false dichotomy.