Is being a musician with a day job bad?

Hey everyone! So today, I’m going to give you all some insight as to why being a musician with a day job isn’t all that bad.

Let’s get into it.

It’s not that bad

When I was 14 or 15 years old and I was a big time musician, I honestly would rather be caught dead than to work a regular 9 to 5. The thought of working a regular day job just dreaded me. 

Why?

Because in my head I thought to myself that if it ever got to that point, then I wouldn’t have done anything in music. 

But then I turned 18. 

Now mind you that at this point I had already won some awards in music as a student. 

So right now, I felt as if though I was ready to conquer the world, I felt as if though I was ready to become the next hit star. 

But I quickly realized that it takes more than just skill in music in order to make it as a musician. 

Maybe some people might be able to get away with being young and a celebrity, but not me. 

For me, it required a following, professional demos, time in the studios, time developing my own sound. etc. etc. 

I remember I had turned 19 and I had a sales job which in quite retrospect, it was providing a lot of money to me at the time. 

And I was 19 and I remember having so much money that I invested in studio time at the local recording studio. 

I promise you that at this point, I thought to myself that I had made it. I thought to myself that this is it, the big leagues. 

And sure enough, I recorded my first song and the manager looked at me and said, “German, do you have a following?” I said, “No, I don’t have a following.”

and he said, “Well go get your following and let me know what comes out of it.”

I of course never went back to that following. 

I never tried to develop the following, 

But I always wonder what would’ve happened if I had actually came back with the following . 

Anyways, when the manager told me to get a following, I was under the assumption that he wanted me to get a few of my friends to follow me on Facebook. 

But the reality is that people want to see like 10,000 followers on your socials. 

And quite frankly, I don’t know how to get that. 

I didn’t know how to look for that. 

And so the hunt went on.

and I realized how much work is actually required to be a part of the music industry. 

Fast forward to today

Today, I realize that in reality, I needed to become a musician with a day job at one point in my life. 

And it’s a blessing because honestly if it weren’t for all of the things that I ever got in life, including the jobs, I wouldn’t be anywhere in life. 

Because it was all a learning experience for me.

So I say, If you need to become a musician with a day job, then embrace it because it’s going to build you up one way or another.

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I sure hope that I have been an inspiration and a hope to you all. Please remember to pray, read your bible, go to church, and love God above all else. Like, comment, share, subscribe, and. I will see you all next time.

If you want to go to heaven, then believe in Jesus and you will go to heaven. (John 3:16)

Thank you all for listening in on this blog post. 

German Gonzalez, signing out!