It is safe to
say that there is not one human being on Earth who thinks that most musicians
can make a living off their music. Some start out very lucky and have parents
who can support them in some capacity, for some amount of time. Others need to
work. If you fall into the first category, shut off your computer and use your
parents’ credit card to send them something from Edible Arrangements. If you’re
in the second category, balancing the two can certainly be done, as long as
you’re smart about it. Look for jobs that offer some amount of flexibility and
are at least mildly sympathetic towards your naive and wholly immature
aspirations. Find out where other musicians work. Those establishments will at
least used to people needing a week or two off to tour every few months. If you
can’t make that happen and you have to settle for surrounding yourself with a
bunch of norms, DO NOT bring up your band in the interview. Just work as hard
as you can to make yourself indispensable and create the illusion that you care
about the job. That way, when you finally mention your week in the studio or your
upcoming regional tour, you can put them in a very awkward position that they
can only be released from by reluctantly saying the magic word: “Yes”.
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