Real Musicians don't make money.

[bigboy_78]

Almost got into a fist fight on Saturday. I had a punter tell me I wasn’t real musician because I had a day job. He was the real deal because music was his passion, he’d just travelled the country playing drums and never got paid for one gig.

He wore this like a badge of honour. He was proud of the fact he never accepted a cent for performing. He was actually offended, to the point of aggression, when he realised we were being paid to play the “lame cover songs” that his girlfriend had been dancing to all night.

The fellow just couldn’t accept that someone could enjoy playing different styles of music, or you know need money to pay a mortgage.

It’s been a long while since I’ve felt that close to a fight, but this guy was ready punch-on just to prove he was a more passionate musician.

Other than that It was an outstanding gig at a beach-side pub.

 

[dtripoli]

Well, if he is getting food and housing and gas for his efforts, he is being paid.
It's not like manna is dropping out of heaven to compensate him.
I suspect there is a Mom or gullible girlfriend he's having a dalliance with that bankrolls his hobby.
That said, most creative artists would starve if they solely relied on income from their art.
Only 2% - 3% of all artists make a comfortable living solely from their talent.
Van Gogh only sold a few paintings during his entire life and that was to his brother for mere pennies because he felt bad for him.

 

[BBQisgood]

Almost got into a fist fight on Saturday. I had a punter tell me I wasn’t real musician because I had a day job. He was the real deal because music was his passion, he’d just travelled the country playing drums and never got paid for one gig.

He wore this like a badge of honour. He was proud of the fact he never accepted a cent for performing. He was actually offended, to the point of aggression, when he realised we were being paid to play the “lame cover songs” that his girlfriend had been dancing to all night.

The fellow just couldn’t accept that someone could enjoy playing different styles of music, or you know need money to pay a mortgage.

It’s been a long while since I’ve felt that close to a fight, but this guy was ready punch-on just to prove he was a more passionate musician.

Other than that It was an outstanding gig at a beach-side pub.

Don't let him get to you. Sounds like he was jealous that the girlfriend was digging your music.

Of course, being that you're in Australia, you'll need to knock him clockwise if he ever really gets aggressive. In the Northern Hemisphere jerks spin the opposite direction.

 

[BassCliff]

Hi,

I get paid to haul musical equipment and work as a roadie. I play music for free.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

 

[walterw]

"oh, so you're the guy that's pushing down our wages and ruining it for everybody else?"

 

[jon mccumber]

Hi,

I get paid to haul musical equipment and work as a roadie. I play music for free.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

I have been saying that for a couple of decades.

 

[jon mccumber]

So those people in the philharmonic aren't real musicians?

 

[Joe Nerve]

Just curious, had you been drinking? Alcohol makes idiot's opinions seem far more important than they are. If you weren't drinking, why would you even pay him any mind. Seems a smile and an, "OK," would have been a sufficient response.

 

[Jimmy4string]

I am just here until a real musician shows up.

 

[dbase]

I'm not a real musician so I can get away with playing for free since I'm not really playing an instrument since I'm not a real musician getting paid to play.

 

[hrodbert696]

Almost got into a fist fight on Saturday. I had a punter tell me I wasn’t real musician because I had a day job. He was the real deal because music was his passion, he’d just travelled the country playing drums and never got paid for one gig.

He wore this like a badge of honour. He was proud of the fact he never accepted a cent for performing. He was actually offended, to the point of aggression, when he realised we were being paid to play the “lame cover songs” that his girlfriend had been dancing to all night.

The fellow just couldn’t accept that someone could enjoy playing different styles of music, or you know need money to pay a mortgage.

It’s been a long while since I’ve felt that close to a fight, but this guy was ready punch-on just to prove he was a more passionate musician.

Other than that It was an outstanding gig at a beach-side pub.

Doesn't get paid to play, and also doesn't have a day job...

So are all real musicians on the dole, or do they all live with their parents? Let me know so I can get real.

 

[Wesley R]

The reality is you were on stage that night and he was not.

 

[SteveHeissner]

If real musicians don't get paid, then I'll continue being a fake one thank you very much.

 

[franklindayala]

Almost got into a fist fight on Saturday. I had a punter tell me I wasn’t real musician because I had a day job. He was the real deal because music was his passion, he’d just travelled the country playing drums and never got paid for one gig.

He wore this like a badge of honour. He was proud of the fact he never accepted a cent for performing. He was actually offended, to the point of aggression, when he realised we were being paid to play the “lame cover songs” that his girlfriend had been dancing to all night.

The fellow just couldn’t accept that someone could enjoy playing different styles of music, or you know need money to pay a mortgage.

It’s been a long while since I’ve felt that close to a fight, but this guy was ready punch-on just to prove he was a more passionate musician.

Other than that It was an outstanding gig at a beach-side pub.

How old is he? When reality catches up let's see if he still thinks this way.

Besides we are al musician. Some are professional musicians and others are non professional musicians (including me) that love what they do. That's why all of us started playing in the first place...

 

[powmetalbassist]

Sounds more like a bar drunk trying to brag/pretend he's important rather then a musician.....

 

[viper4000]

How old is he? When reality catches up let's see if he still thinks this way.

Besides we are al musician. Some are professional musicians and others are non professional musicians (including me) that love what they do. That's why all of us started playing in the first place...

I did it for the womens. Then realized I picked the wrong instrument...

 

[EastCoastThump]

Playing in bars gets a lot easier once you realize you *can* walk away from drunks. Depending how drunk they are, you don't even need a pretense, and they often don't even remember.

 

[kesslari]

Just curious, had you been drinking? Alcohol makes idiot's opinions seem far more important than they are. If you weren't drinking, why would you even pay him any mind. Seems a smile and an, "OK," would have been a sufficient response.

Beautiful...

he’d just travelled the country playing drums and never got paid for one gig.

That seems... odd. As someone else suggested, if he doesn't have a day job and he doesn't get paid for playing music, then he has a sugardaddy. Or a sugarmomma. Or Mommy and Daddy. Or a trust fund. None of which really go along with the "more really twue musician than thou" thing.

 

[dheafey]

He's getting bankrolled somehow, otherwise he's providing... "services".

As someone said so eloquently, "I get paid to haul equipment; I play for free." For me, playing gigs is my way of funding toys. If I'm not gigging, I'm not buying toys. Therefore, I like to gig.

 

[Helix]

He was proud of the fact he never accepted a cent for performing

I think what he meant to say was that "He was proud of the fact that he accepted he was a Dumb Ass"