Why would that be relevant? His focus is not writing songs for others, though he's had success doing that, but rather for himself as an artist who writes his own material and produces it as well. He'd be a different person if he didn't perform so his answer wouldn't matter.

By the way, I know lots of people making a living making music who are JPF members and are not famous. I wonder what empirical data you have used to determine only 20 people in your state make a living making music? I am pretty in tune with the musician and writer world and I couldn't come up with such a low number without a lot of quality data and knowledge of ALL genres of music and who is doing work in all of those. It's a grim projection of what is going on, but I feel like folks may not realize all that is going on out there. I am confident there are more than 20 people in your state making a full time living doing nothing but music. I'll be happy to explain how I come to my conclusion, if you can first give me your data and process for determining the number 20. (And also: how you came to the number of 2000 people who are "serious" musicians)?

Brian

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