Djembes....?
Two a penny....
(doesn't quite rhyme..., but hey, a little bit of bad verse never went amiss on occasions like this....)

Why people quit?

A fairly common complaint that I've noticed over the years is that the enthusiasm can go.
Being a musician, 'professional' or otherwise is intrinsically a creative activity.
It has its own rat-race, though..., and too often I have seen the creativity sucked out of an artist by the stresses and impositions they face out there on the road.

Most of the people I know started playing music for a living because they loved the music.
We changed our lifestyle in order to do that which we love.
The road itself has taken many of us.

But there is quite a lot of disillusionment out there....

.... touch wood...

B.