GuitarMikeB wrote:The woman who complains (whines) about having to tour means 'no families' can get a job playing with the local orchestras, doing local solo shows, etc.
Local shows don't pay squat, and you can't do them every day. One really does have to travel non-stop to make a (decent) living as a musician
If a band/group/soloist is 'big' enough to make good money touring, they can afford to bring their family with them.
Sometimes...but I promise your wife wouldn't like it and your kids will be uneducated. Not to mention you have to deal with domestic issues in the middle of dealing with musicians. Do you have any idea how much fun that is?

If its 'medium' money, they can schedule to go home every 2 weeks or so.
That's why I've been doing since 2005. For the last 6 years I average 4 -5 days per month at home. I've missed so much of my little boys life and my little girl is almost 17. There is no guilt like being gone from home all the time to pay for having a home.
Don't like it or can't get that 'magic' gig, go get a 40-hour-a-week job and relegate music to the hobby/extra $ category like 99.9% of musicians.
Yea, but what if Led Zepplin had to do that? In today's music business climate, Led Zepplin would never had afforded the arena-style concert with quad and lasers. Notice those aren't happening much anymore?
It takes a certain adventurous personality to want to live out of a suitcase. People can't do that forever before it drives them nuts...unless it's worth it.
Would you work your ass off to come home a few days a month with nothing for very long? So the point is that a lot of great music will never be heard, while lesser qualified musicians will emerge simply because they're willing to live like gypsies.
I guess an eternal garage band scene wouldn't be all that bad...but sometimes ya want to hear artistic excellence.
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