Members sufidancer Posted June 23, 2008 Members Share Posted June 23, 2008 What age should you give up on ever "making it" as a musician?? For me it was when I turned 30. I pretty much quit my "serious" projects and started to play just for fun. "Never give up and never surrender" By Grapthar's Hammer you shall be avenged!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BadRonald Posted June 23, 2008 Members Share Posted June 23, 2008 I've never tried to "make it'. I just play guitar and do the best I can to make any band I play with sound good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members charveldan Posted June 23, 2008 Members Share Posted June 23, 2008 28The "Wizard of Waukasha" Les Paul is going strong and coming up on 90 years old,he's down to two fingers on his left hand that work and aren't imoblized by arthritis he had his right arm permenatly fused at the elbow so he could hold and play guitar and plays a gig in NY city every week, at 44 i'm just a pup and i play cause i love it and nothing else ,i've adopted Les Paul's creed it goes "My work is my hobby and my hobby is my work". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FatsoForgotso Posted June 23, 2008 Members Share Posted June 23, 2008 Whats your definition of "making it"? Mine is jamming with friends and playing local live shows. Maybe throw a small tour in there once or twice and I'll be content. So in my case, I'll never throw in the towel until I'm using a walker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zozobra Posted June 23, 2008 Members Share Posted June 23, 2008 All I want to do is make stoned people throw up and maybe poop themselves a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cougar Hunter Posted June 23, 2008 Members Share Posted June 23, 2008 right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members paulojcduarte Posted June 23, 2008 Members Share Posted June 23, 2008 Didn't Slash started playing guitar after 30's or something? Dire Straits were playing bars for like 14 years before the first album hitted the streets and became a full blast success. Zappa had to go on National TV and play Bycicle. As long as you're having fun, and have money for house wife and kids (optional) you're making it. Or you wanna be a pop star? Then I'd sign the 24 reply, or at least look 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HKSblade1 Posted June 23, 2008 Members Share Posted June 23, 2008 Never- but there is a big difference between success from a HOBBY standpoint and one of a Profession. I played pro and now 20 years later just do covers for fun. There is no real money in it at $100-$150 a man usually. Enough to cater your hobby expenses. As much as I like computing and music, I believe it has really removed the human bond and appreciation of ones efforts in the creation. Studio musicianship was like a pro athlete at one point and only the greatest players achieved at the highest levels. Today, drag and drop tracks is as artificial as steroids for an athlete boost. Look how many appreciated music for decades, now even musicians fall for the no value added concept. Look at guys that "juiced up to play ball" we have no appreciation for their records since they cheated. It's all part of the fun and challenges in music and arts. We just want faster ways to do things. Drummers will usually like to track their own drums on acoustic drums, and guitarists will track with real amps. You can do either, but which takes more work is more appreciated by the artist and not so much the listener these days. Vocalists, usually had to be good enough to sing professionally. Today even the pro's lip sync Get out the pitch correction tools- you don't really have to know how to sing! Still, I love to play! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cougar Hunter Posted June 23, 2008 Members Share Posted June 23, 2008 I was thinking, George Lynch didn't really make it until he was like 37 or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members squealie Posted June 23, 2008 Members Share Posted June 23, 2008 I was thinking, George Lynch didn't really make it until he was like 37 or something. He was 33 when ULaK came out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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