Geez. I guess it's a good thing that I'm an artist with only an interest in being an amateur musician. Those are some bleak figures, my friends. Seriously, though, I'm sort of in the same predicament with my art.

Rick, I definitely understand how you must have felt singing pop music. My dream is to be able to create the kind of art that I feel like I was born to create--and make a living at it. Unfortunately, the art business is a lot like the music (and acting) business. Very high professional mortality rate. You have to be very business-oriented and/or very lucky. Either that, or you can just be stubborn enough to NEVER, EVER quit. And so I'm going to go to college to major in visual communications--probably web design or graphic art or illustration.

I guess sometimes you have to give an audience what they want. I don't consider that selling out, though. It's a means to an end. I hope that someday I will be comfortable enough to be able to do only what I want. . . Until then, it's whatever can help me reach that point. . .

Peace--Keli