Trigger Warning: Making money as a musician...

[Acoustic356]

I saw these 2 interesting fun facts...

 

[31HZ]

Rick Astley didn't write the song, so ...

 

[dalkowski]

Rick Astley didn't write the song, so ...

And we're done. It's all about the publishing, people.

 

[kjp360]

A wise person knows that making money is way down at the bottom of the list of reasons to be a musician.

 

[bikeplate]

Cant get royalties from a song you didnt write or produce

 

[Marko 1]

I have more invested (also the PA guy) than I'll ever get back, but it's a hobby,

and compared to my muscle cars and custom motorcycles days,

it's a damn cheap hobby.

 

[Ostie]

If you want to make a million bucks in the music business, start with two million.

 

[bass12]

Cant get royalties from a song you didnt write or produce

Outside the U.S. you can.

 

[Tim Skaggs]

What I tell my wife if she says something about cost of basses or bass gear;

All the basses & other gear I currently have and have ever had in the past is equivalent to about 1/8 the value of a well equipped bass boat and worth about 1/2 of that ring you wear that we traded up to by our 35th anniversary. Be glad I’m not into bass fishing and you aren’t (more) into jewelry, AND I can make money with my stuff….

 

[WI Short Scaler]

Just my opinion. Depends on your goals you set. I never set out to be anything other than a weekend warrior and saw being a musician as a hobby. In that goal our group more than supports itself and there's enough left over for some "extras" like a new bass last year.

 

[Williethump]

A wise person knows that making money is way down at the bottom of the list of reasons to be a musician.

And musicians are notably wise.

 

[NYCBass]

If you want to make a million bucks in the music business, start with two million.

lol sad but true. If you’re looking to be a millionaire you also need to make 2.5 million to satisfy your tax bill.

 

[ardgedee]

It's fun getting factoids from random images that strangers posted on Facebook or whatever.
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[FilterFunk]

I'm not well versed on the legality of it all, but as I understand it, "Rickrolling" involves the music video, and Rick Astley's image is all over the video. I'm thinking some enterprising lawyer might be able to get Mr. Astley some extra compensation for the use of his image if others have made money with this "Rickroll" stuff. But I'm no attorney, so...

 

[Paul New]

And musicians are notably wise.

We need a laugh button really bad.

 

[dcbluesbass]

 

[DrThumpenstein]

What I tell my wife if she says something about cost of basses or bass gear;

All the basses & other gear I currently have and have ever had in the past is equivalent to about 1/8 the value of a well equipped bass boat

Why would your bass need a boat?

JK. The way I look at it, a decent gig-worthy bass (guitar) rig is really no more expensive than decent flyfishing gear. Our band gets paid hundreds, but nobody's ever paid me to fish!

 

[skycruiser]

lol sad but true. If you’re looking to be a millionaire you also need to make 2.5 million to satisfy your tax bill.

There are only 3 certainties in life. Death, taxes, and people constantly complaining about taxes.

 

[jdwinva]

I am confident that my music "career" has resulted in a negative return on investment over the past 30 years. This is why I have a day job and keep the music thing as a hobby.

 

[IamGroot]

What I tell my wife if she says something about cost of basses or bass gear;

All the basses & other gear I currently have and have ever had in the past is equivalent to about 1/8 the value of a well equipped bass boat and worth about 1/2 of that ring you wear that we traded up to by our 35th anniversary. Be glad I’m not into bass fishing and you aren’t (more) into jewelry, AND I can make money with my stuff….

No wedding ring for the wifey and we have been together 48 years. My wife thought it was a wasteful ide.
She definitely wanted a bass boat when she was younger and still wants a jeep.