hi Alice

You are so right !!!

When I started to learn to play music I did it because it was something that I really wanted to do.

Making money did not enter my mind. I just wanted to learn all I could and that's what I worked at.

Secondly I actually enjoyed learning and the process of improving. Enjoyment for me was paramount.

The process of meeting like-minded people and joining a band was a natural one for me as I happen to be a very gregarious person.

Actually making money just happened !!!! HONESTLY

I happened to be in the right era when it was possible with the right breaks to be able to earn a good living out of playing music.

At that time for most of the time we were playing what we enjoyed - OK there was sometimes when we had to compromise but not often.

I did weary eventually of the constant need to travel and be away from my family.

The lyrics of the then popular John Denver song Goodbye Again seemed to summarise what made me start to want to stop so much travelling and settle down to working more from home.

see link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqoqcwiUM9c

regards

John