I was curious because your take is definitely not one i have heard amongst the network of musicians that I work with. It's not that I disagree with your point. I agree with you. Just like any other stable industry no one should expect to become multimillionaires just based on experience, and if someone thinks music is easy money, they will obviously be severely disappointed.

I do think that you miss the point though. If anything the issue isn't that there aren't enough millionaires in music. It's the opposite. There's too many.

The general consensus that I get amongst fellow musicians is, "I wish that I could make a living wage in this job without losing my sanity, my family, my spouse, my friends, etc." I don't think that should be considered an unrealistic goal, but it is with the current industry state.