A couple of thoughts:

1)Anyone who puts art or music first in their lives has already decided that they want to create and express who they are rather than carry loads of money to the bank. It is a combination of talent, determination and luck that enables any artist to live
" comfortably" in the world. ( plus maybe a significant other adding to the art income)

2)Folk Music in the 60's was also tied to a cultural envioromnent which happened to jettison many of those folks to national and worldwide visibility , hence, fame. The sang the right song at the right time to the right audience.


3) I think it's great that some people can earn a good income
doing what they love to do..including folk music, carpentry, organic farming or anything...What's not so great is anybody assuming they have a right to millions just because they wrote a couple of songs.
Grace has alot to do with how we succeed.

For what it's worth...