Are prog fans Musicians?

[kirk]

Originally posted by Keith Waye

Jon Anderson seems to me to be one of the most contented people I've ever met and he comes up with some of the most beautiful music I've ever heard.

agreed.

from my perspective "the myth of the starving artist"
is just that. i've known some people that've almost starved
from choosing a career in the arts, but it wasn't intentional.


the fact is, it's very expensive for artists and musicians
to create competitively. an average 6x4 painting can
well cost several hundred dollars in materials.
in the indie music market, a poor person has very little
chance of breaking in. the technology has become
more affordable, my home studio can outperform
a million dollar studio from 20 years ago, but the
ante to enter the game is still considerable, out of
reach of the average income.

TBL- starving in today's arts climate isn't an option.