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Originally Posted by jims69camaro
music is different. a true love for music can transcend everything... actually, now that i think about it, a true love for anything will push you through, no matter what.
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but, back to music: i have always had a love for music, but far beyond "i like this song". it was more for me in figuring out what made that song tick, what makes it work, where is the groove? and it's a burning desire that has kept with me all of my adult life. it didn't matter how bad my day was, i could come home and pick up the guitar and CREATE something or just play along with the radio and lose myself in the music. that love didn't change when i got paid to perform, but it did evolve. hell, it's constantly evolving.
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Jim, I've got that same feeling for music; I love everything about it. I'll tell ya what though, I was in the same situation as Kasey when I went to Willy P (and yes, I was a Music major). I did two years and got burned out from the giant load of classes we had to take. While every other kid who takes 15 credits is only taking 5 classes, the music majors who took 15 credits had 7 classes, plus lessons. It's a huge amount of work. My grades slipped, and I took a semester off after practically failing out. I started hanging around my friend's shop, and he asked me what I was going to do. I said, "Well, I love cars, I think maybe I'll leave college and check into what I need to be a mechanic." He said to me "Take your most favorite thing, and leave it as your hobby. Take your second most favorite thing, and make that your career." So, I went back to Willy P, after the semester off, picked up my grades, and graduated 2.5 years later with a 3.0 and a BA in Music Ed.
I kept the cars as my favorite hobby, but I still get great satisfaction outta picking up my trumpet to play concerts, wedding gigs, and shows. And, the side $$ I make doing weddings and church services is pretty good too!