FeedMeLiveAlpacas
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Sep 20, 2016 4:04 AM
FeedMeLiveAlpacas
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TurboJim
Seems to more accurately describe a mobile mechanic to me
ialwayswantedalongusername
I once added up how much i earned with my bass, it was about 70k over 10 years.
FranticHalibut
Lolllllll getting paid for a show
nickrad
Jokes on you, my car is worth $700.
MrInconvenient
For the love of the music and the people
FutureVillain
Can confirm piling my Pearl drums in a shitty ass Nissan Micra. Sometimes we got paid. Sometimes we got paid in "exposure"
conspiramid
Hah! I made $100 last Saturday. Between 4 of us. We each spent $70 on drinks. Oh god my life...
floormatt87
There are also those who install an $8k sound system into an $800 car.
thekidskid
lenixjon
Can un-firm, would not travel 100 miles. Maximum 25 for 50quid
WallyWorldtoo
Difference between a pizza and a musician..One can feed a family of 4.
ToasterHawk
@graniteoverworld
wokyisback
Life of a trucker driving in a €70.000 loading €200 wurth of load for a €100 payday
saveuscatman
How do you get s musician off your porch? ... You pay him for the pizza
WallyWorldtoo
Yep, Just like my ex-stepson.
amandalovesart
$50 for a gig that you have to split between your 3 band mates.
WalterMatthau
We need to bring back Patronage. Come you richers, if there are any on Imgur, Patronize a band.
AnarLape
And I would walk 500 miles
DoIReallyHaveToThinkAUsername
550 gigs and he'll break even!
melodiousfunk
My stats: gear=$350, car=$21,000 leased, mileage=20, pay=$150. Then again, I've got a day job too.
ProfoundTaco
As a musician. I can confirm this
ThaiMaiShu
If you're in it for the money you're gonna have a bad time
themintypigeon
True. But we also like to be able to afford food
aliensdude
50 dollar gig?!?!?! I wish I made that
Booninpo
I've been a working muso for about 7 years, and anyone who fits into this category is more of an instrument owner in my experience
DocWino
What's your point?
themintypigeon
Being a musician is fun, but oh god I'm broke
DocWino
I miss jamming with my buddies.
halbjorn
You forgot the part where you run up a $300 bar tab while playing
valiumkitty
Being a touring musician sucks. Especially after your 20's. And you make more $ selling tshirts than tix. No joke, its fucking brutal.
SuburbanCommando
Yeah, I've toured a few times, and it's all ups and downs.
valiumkitty
Van breaks down, people break down, people dont show up. Playing for other bands, draining your bank acnt. Its all for the glory
valiumkitty
Of that one good show. To that one amazing group of people that showed up in a real way. THATS an amazing feeling.
SuburbanCommando
That one group of people who let you crash on their floor and then you all have breakfast together in the morning. +1 for those times.
hEEbtHejEWish
If your music sucks is this still true?
conspiramid
Yes, my band sucks and it's true (except I don't have a car).
Snarkoleptic
Have fun https://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/article/our-favourite-bands-and-their-day-jobs
jimicus
The Taylor Swifts and the Lady Gagas of this world represent a fraction of a % of musicians in this world. Including many very good ones.
gyro25
Yes, but the gig will not be paid, so change the 50 to 0.
SomeGuyWithADog
I wish my car was worth $500
CheetoStains
That is sad
QueenAntifa
I wish i had a car
ImAlreadyNakedUnderTheseClothes
Can confirm, during all the years I've invested around 4000 to 5000€ on instruments and gotten about 50 cents back by playing.
dojan5
Oh, so you've started breaking even. Congratulations!
skch
I'll give you tree fiddy... wait...
westendgrills
If 5000€ is all it takes to do a featuring with 50 cents count me in
yesthisisturbo
Jeez. Go busk!
hisholybeardness
What's busk?
yesthisisturbo
Play in the street or somewhere public
JonSnowNotedWindmillExpert
I busked once. Made $8
KingOfTheCasuals
That's $8 more than you had
Tkeleth
From my understanding, not only do you need to be amazingly pro talented, but also live in an extremely densely populated city to make it (1
Tkeleth
as a busker, and even then you have to basically be the "BEST OF THE BEST, SIR!". (2
WardSharlow
Worst case scenario: you got some practice in.
Tkeleth
True, true.