Hey Meeyan , great to see your first article here on Medium. Anyone who says this doesn’t know what they’re talking about. I’ve been in the arts and music for decades and read many books by songwriters. They all say the same thing. Don’t give up your day job until you’re making enough to support yourself. The starving artist trope is generally for rich kids who simply can’t see how inauthentic they are.

Even Jimmy Page said he was grateful to make a living out of his hobby.