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Re: Sick of it All...
Thats one thing that sets the JCF apart from other places on the net, we are all real people that give a shit about other people. I am glad people can share their feelings like that.
Well, since you all have spilled your guts, I will too. NOw not long ago I posted in a thread about my life. I will summarize here. I got good grades in school, went to college, got a job. I started guitar at 14 and its been the only real passion in my life that moves me. In the 10 yeras I have been working, I have done well. I have bought the musical gear I have always dreamed about. I played guitat the whole time, becoming pretty good for a hobbyist. I got in a rut with work/life, gained alot of weight, and became unhappy. It took a year of hard work, but I lost 125 lbs. and I have kept it off. I work about 45-50 hrs a week and do well, but not rich. NO wives, NO kids. but I dont have a "life" that I am happy with now. I still play very well, but I am musically dressed up with no place to go. I live in the end of the earth.
Ok heres the deal:
I still have the regret of not putting more effort into music. Now rich and famous isnt what I mean. I dont have any wild dreams. I just want to be able to play for people and make them say "WOW, that guy is really good" or "this is one kick ass band" I dont need to make a living from music, I just want to have an outlet to show people waht all the years of playing in the basement got me.
OK, still with me? This next part is what I TRULY want out of life. I really want to find a terrific woman that I can be in love with and that she is a musician too and we can share music together. I want to scale back my work hours to 40 hrs a week. I want to have a gigging bar band. Have FUN playing music. YOu guys dont understand about where I live so I have to relocate in order to do this. I just want to be able to have an avenue of expression for my musical energy. Being able to do that with a girlfriend or wife would be amazing, I mean really amazing. SO far I have not dated any women that are musicians. My girlfriends have always been supportive of my music, but I want somone to participate in music with me. I dont want any kids, so I want to have a woman to share music with me and put our efforts and energy in life there. I am not saying I will abandon a day job, etc... I realize thats not a possibility. But I am willing to sacrifice a "career" for a life with a "job" and music in my life. I dont want my focus to be on a career. I want my focus to be music. You can still have a job to pay the bills, etc... but put my energy and passion in my love of music. so I might not have a huge expensive house, expensive cars, or a whopping company salary/pension when I die. But having a "decent" job, a simple house I can call my own, a small 401k to take care of me later on, and spending a damn good amount of making music and enjoying life is what I am after.
These are my dreams.
Thats one thing that sets the JCF apart from other places on the net, we are all real people that give a shit about other people. I am glad people can share their feelings like that.
Well, since you all have spilled your guts, I will too. NOw not long ago I posted in a thread about my life. I will summarize here. I got good grades in school, went to college, got a job. I started guitar at 14 and its been the only real passion in my life that moves me. In the 10 yeras I have been working, I have done well. I have bought the musical gear I have always dreamed about. I played guitat the whole time, becoming pretty good for a hobbyist. I got in a rut with work/life, gained alot of weight, and became unhappy. It took a year of hard work, but I lost 125 lbs. and I have kept it off. I work about 45-50 hrs a week and do well, but not rich. NO wives, NO kids. but I dont have a "life" that I am happy with now. I still play very well, but I am musically dressed up with no place to go. I live in the end of the earth.
Ok heres the deal:
I still have the regret of not putting more effort into music. Now rich and famous isnt what I mean. I dont have any wild dreams. I just want to be able to play for people and make them say "WOW, that guy is really good" or "this is one kick ass band" I dont need to make a living from music, I just want to have an outlet to show people waht all the years of playing in the basement got me.
OK, still with me? This next part is what I TRULY want out of life. I really want to find a terrific woman that I can be in love with and that she is a musician too and we can share music together. I want to scale back my work hours to 40 hrs a week. I want to have a gigging bar band. Have FUN playing music. YOu guys dont understand about where I live so I have to relocate in order to do this. I just want to be able to have an avenue of expression for my musical energy. Being able to do that with a girlfriend or wife would be amazing, I mean really amazing. SO far I have not dated any women that are musicians. My girlfriends have always been supportive of my music, but I want somone to participate in music with me. I dont want any kids, so I want to have a woman to share music with me and put our efforts and energy in life there. I am not saying I will abandon a day job, etc... I realize thats not a possibility. But I am willing to sacrifice a "career" for a life with a "job" and music in my life. I dont want my focus to be on a career. I want my focus to be music. You can still have a job to pay the bills, etc... but put my energy and passion in my love of music. so I might not have a huge expensive house, expensive cars, or a whopping company salary/pension when I die. But having a "decent" job, a simple house I can call my own, a small 401k to take care of me later on, and spending a damn good amount of making music and enjoying life is what I am after.
These are my dreams.
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