Well, maybe it's that way in the world according to #1 Peasant.
Your statement is so full of pompous holes. There are plenty of people who have music in their life or part of their life and it is not a living by any means.
Extracting a living (as you call it) for a living is quite frankly a gift or a blessing. And it doesn't require anything like you say. all it requires is pure passion and someone appreciative.
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