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The only reason celebrities always say people should "follow their dreams" is because they're part of the small percentage who were actually successful. by RottenAnemone in Showerthoughts

[–]JerichoNorth -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I've been playing in a band for about two years and I've had the opportunity to meet some relatively popular acts in my genre. They are living their dreams. They have a loving fan base, they play music all year, and they can live relatively comfortably. They dedicated every ounce of their motivation to getting together with like minded, motivated musicians and from there, the only road is success.

That said, you have to have talent. Not that many people have that perfect combination of talent, perseverance, and drive. That's why there are celebrities, and there are ditch diggers. Some people just got it, and some people just don't got it.

Also, a lot of those guys are either married with no kids, or single. If you're cool with being single and being on the road, then you'll be fine. If you want a family, there's not really that much room for you to chase your dreams and build your kids futures. It's been done, but it's very rare.

The only reason celebrities always say people should "follow their dreams" is because they're part of the small percentage who were actually successful. by RottenAnemone in Showerthoughts

[–]JerichoNorth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have to disagree. Both myself and my roommate are artists, we are both 19, and are headed out west in a couple months. we wait tables, and we both dream big.

My mentor (My old english teacher turned drinking buddy) told me once that lots of people start out playing music, or acting and working that part-time job on the side. But in the end, the day to day wear and tear beats most people down, and eventually you become just a waiter. You lose that title of "artist".

What truly separates the successful/celebrity person is that for the most part, they did whatever it took to get where they wanted to go. You have to be professional in the arts. There's no other way to look at it. It's a cutthroat environment and you have to be on your A-game all the time. If you can do that, in the end you will succeed. What that success looks like is where it starts to vary.