Heh. Hardly. I just find this a good reminder when talking through all these kind of questions.
You could just say "make sure you've got your priorities straight" but it's helpful to have a reminder of what's important.
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What to do with my life?
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Heh. Hardly. I just find this a good reminder when talking through all these kind of questions.
You could just say "make sure you've got your priorities straight" but it's helpful to have a reminder of what's important.
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reminds me of the management class i took last semester
edit: i was talking about maslow's heirachy
That is not exactly a problem. And even if i were convinced that i'm surrounded by idiots (wich i'm not), I'm pretty tolerant of them.
That was one of my biggest problems a while ago. I was convinced that the people around me were either idiots or d-bags. I basically closed myself from almost all human contact. But that's in the past.
Here lies the problem. Open your eyes, talk to others that are now working. Think about how you have changed in the last 5 years. Now, that ain't nothin compared to the next 5 or 10. Get it now?
Hopkins
Commercial User
In Finland the age of graduation is only 15? I couldn't imagine a 15 year old being mentaly or hormonally stable enough to try and make major life decisions like career choices. An 18 year old is hardly equipped to do so.
Wow! I hope you have your head on straight now. If not, there isn't any advice on either side of this discussion that's going to help. Regardless if you pursue a real job or the bass, you need to do a certain amount of networking and career building. A smile, good attitude and a cooperative spirit will take you a long way. Even if you decide to play the bass 100% there is no getting around having to deal with other people on a positive basis.
Thank goodness for Sav'nBass and NYCbassist. I can't believe what a bunch of artless old fogey responses you've gotten. Pretty pitiful on a musician's site. What a lot of "just accept that you will not make a living doing something you care about." My, haven't a lot of you developed a horribly jaded view of existence.
EVERY choice you make for your life will contain compromises. If you choose to follow the path your parents are suggesting, you will compromise your desire to follow your own path. If you attempt to establish a career as a professional musician, you will compromise all sorts of income security possibilities. Every choice will have its compromises, and you have to determine which ones you can most comfortably live with. The great majority of the responses here assume that you will develop the same desires for your life as they did. There is no reason to believe that this is so.
My degree is in Theatre with a focus in Technical Theatre. I do all the design work for a small college. Just as in theatre and film, in music there are FAR more jobs in the technical areas than in the performance areas. If what you love is music, study music. You may enter the field thinking you're going to be a professional musician, but you may develop an interest in another part of the industry where there are more jobs and more security. Regardless, you will be working in the field you love.
There is tremendous truth to the adage: "find something you love to do, and you'll never work a day in your life." The recommendations here that you find a job in an area you have no interest are a recipe for a miserable life. It really is possible to study what you love AND have a practical approach to finding a career, and it's also perfectly acceptable to decide to devote your life to a career that is not considered practical by most others, as long as you are willing to accept the consequences of such a choice.
No matter what anyone else tells you, the choice is yours, and your life depends on it. I know it's hard making such life shaping decisions when you are so young. Do as much research as you can in your area of interest, and then try to make a decision based not just on your interests, but also on reason and reality.
Good luck.
EVERY choice you make for your life will contain compromises. If you choose to follow the path your parents are suggesting, you will compromise your desire to follow your own path. If you attempt to establish a career as a professional musician, you will compromise all sorts of income security possibilities. Every choice will have its compromises, and you have to determine which ones you can most comfortably live with. The great majority of the responses here assume that you will develop the same desires for your life as they did. There is no reason to believe that this is so.
My degree is in Theatre with a focus in Technical Theatre. I do all the design work for a small college. Just as in theatre and film, in music there are FAR more jobs in the technical areas than in the performance areas. If what you love is music, study music. You may enter the field thinking you're going to be a professional musician, but you may develop an interest in another part of the industry where there are more jobs and more security. Regardless, you will be working in the field you love.
There is tremendous truth to the adage: "find something you love to do, and you'll never work a day in your life." The recommendations here that you find a job in an area you have no interest are a recipe for a miserable life. It really is possible to study what you love AND have a practical approach to finding a career, and it's also perfectly acceptable to decide to devote your life to a career that is not considered practical by most others, as long as you are willing to accept the consequences of such a choice.
No matter what anyone else tells you, the choice is yours, and your life depends on it. I know it's hard making such life shaping decisions when you are so young. Do as much research as you can in your area of interest, and then try to make a decision based not just on your interests, but also on reason and reality.
Good luck.
The thing is, i'm 0% sure i was put on earth to do ANYTHING.
At 16 for most people, I started earlier. And that's just the legal obligation. Then they can learn a trade and get a degree, wich takes about 2-3 years wich is not legally required, but basically nessecary for financial stability. Also, i sort of agree about mentally or hormonally stable.
I said "it's in the past now", Did i not?
Hopkins
Commercial User
Personally, I am glad music is a hobby and not may main source of income. I would hate for something I love as much as music to become a job, something I wouldn't look forward to doing.
You have a lot of growing up to do.
1. Complete you basic school education.
2. Findland has an army. A good one. After your required
school, become a soldier.
3. Get out after the minimum requirement.
4. You will know what you want to do after this.
1. Complete you basic school education.
2. Findland has an army. A good one. After your required
school, become a soldier.
3. Get out after the minimum requirement.
4. You will know what you want to do after this.
Hopkins
Commercial User
Do you work a job right now? Just curious.
Really, you don't sound much different from me at age 15. If music is your dream, follow that dream. But be aware that you will probably be working some unpleasant day jobs to make ends meet if you don't prepare yourself in some other profession.
By the way, some of the biggest idiots you will ever work with in your life will be fellow musicians, club owners, etc.
Have you considered studying music in college, and preparing to teach?
Really, you don't sound much different from me at age 15. If music is your dream, follow that dream. But be aware that you will probably be working some unpleasant day jobs to make ends meet if you don't prepare yourself in some other profession.
By the way, some of the biggest idiots you will ever work with in your life will be fellow musicians, club owners, etc.
Have you considered studying music in college, and preparing to teach?
Hi- There is some really solid advice already given here. I wanted to add that I don't believe that this is the absolute black/white or A/B choice you're trying to make it.
The overwhelming odds are that you are not going to make enough money as a musician to live on as an adult. You will need to work a job in addition to playing music in order to pay your living expenses. A college education will give you more options and more $$$ down the road and there would still be plenty of time to create musical opportunities for yourself.
But how one chooses to prioritize music, family, education, and job/career are extremely difficult choices. It's something I see my friends who are professional musicians here in Nashville struggle with all the time. I can say that there are no easy answers for the decisions you will face regardless of the road you choose. So Good Luck!
The overwhelming odds are that you are not going to make enough money as a musician to live on as an adult. You will need to work a job in addition to playing music in order to pay your living expenses. A college education will give you more options and more $$$ down the road and there would still be plenty of time to create musical opportunities for yourself.
But how one chooses to prioritize music, family, education, and job/career are extremely difficult choices. It's something I see my friends who are professional musicians here in Nashville struggle with all the time. I can say that there are no easy answers for the decisions you will face regardless of the road you choose. So Good Luck!
