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> >Well, I have a day job. My livelihood does not depend on making music. > >There is no other driving force for me to make music other than > >the passion for doing so. > > Sadly, there is such a thing as joyless passion. And should you find Give me an example. I think it is becoming apparent that you and I don't quite relate to music in the same way; at least when it comes to having an emotional relationship in music. This is probably why I am having trouble understanding your point of view here. > yourself in a position where you're still impelled to make music, even > though you're not enjoying it, it's good to have a contingency plan. > > Travis Hartnett Hmmm... I think I might be beginning to understand what you mean. "Labor of love", right? Sure when I practice playing an instrument sometimes I get frustrated, but overall being occasionally frustrated doesn't mean I'm not having fun. When you say "contingency plan", what do you mean here? Find another activity that is enjoyable? Heck, I love watching American football... I hope you don't mind me asking these questions. Paolo Valladolid --------------------------------------------------------------- |Moderator of Digital Guitar Digest, an Internet mailing list |\ |for Music Technology and Stringed Instruments | \ ---------------------------------------------------------------- | \ finger pvallado@waynesworld.ucsd.edu for more info \ | \ http://waynesworld.ucsd.edu/DigitalGuitar/home.html \| -----------------------------------------------------------------