There are so many musicians that have to support what they do by getting a day job which is both menial and beneath their talents. It is unfortunate but until you start earning serious money as a musician there will always be bills to pay and general living expenses such as rent and a car to run. It is therefore very hard to believe that when you watch the most amazing performance on stage to imagine some of the horrendous day jobs that these talented people have to endure every day. As all weekends and evening have to be kept free to jam and practice with fellow band members it limits the type of day job that a musician can do. As my husband has been in a band for over a decade now I was quite shocked to learn the type of jobs his fellow musicians and friends had to endure to make sure that they could perform. These men some of which could command an audience with such talent that they could have girls screaming for more you wouldn’t expect to see working in a slaughter house during the day! This is just one of the many day jobs that would shock you. Another guy who played the most awesome bass guitar by night, and was so good looking, used to have to clean the overflow of septic tanks when they had broken. He would have to roll up the carpets and scoop up all the human waste and excrement and bag everything up and load it on to a waiting vehicle outside. There is probably no worse job than this and of course he hated it with a passion! My husband’s job wasn’t so bad but still beneath his talents and he used to work 9-5 in the print industry. He found this so boring but at least it was a job that he could earn a half decent salary, have time to rehearse and perform as well as helping me to pay some of our bills. If you know that you are capable of doing so much more then you really shouldn’t sit back and dread your day job. There are so many ways in which to earn a living as a musician and to incorporate your music without having to endure a job that you hate. You just need to put in some thought.

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