But that's the way it has always been for musicians, for writers, for painters, for most any sort of artist you can think of--in any genres.

Now, I'm not in favor of starving artists to death, even the good ones. But until they start paying me what they pay basketball players, the handwringing is puttin' on too much of the poor mouth for me! Sure I'd be much more productive creatively if I didn't have to work to pay the bills. So what? I know all the other artists I know are in the same boat, and doing whatever it takes to do what they want to do.

At least we have that, and I wouldn't trade the hard work and all I get out of it for anything! We don't have to be victims to be artists, fer chrissake!