Quitting job and get 100% into music, anyone did it?

[Tarekith]

I honestly don't know all the laws about it, but I think if you have a card there's a certain number of plants you can grow legally.

[aisling]

gosh, in my neck of the woods here in northern cali.....everybody (except me, at this stage of my life) has that secret grow room going. To the point of it is almost impossible to unload it....

[supamonsta]

Not to get all psychoanalytical up on yo azz, but one thing I have learned on my time here on earth is that where ever you go....your still there....that said, I have done some drastic geographical moves in my day, drastic social group changes, drastic career moves, even drastic music changes only to find the same old "me", but in a new setting. JUst like the shiny new toy that looses luster after a while, so does the "changes".
Some of the best "change" comes from finding "inner peace" in your current state of reality, then implementing physical changes. Basically, change comes from within.

The wording of your post as I "understand it", leads me as a healthcare "professional," to suggest that you might benefit from talking to a real person and getting some objective feedback in a one on one counseling setting....

get psychoanalytical on my azz mate, I asked for that. well, not really about me but about the decision some artists make to break from a regular living, and jump into 100% un-safe un-regular free artistic life, whatever could be the dangers.

I absolutely hear you about the "wherever you go, you'll still be there, you". I'm perfectly aware with this fact.

your healthcare advice is also to be listened to, and I know what I mean, as I and myself are being both suffering from a personality disorder AND being a health professional carrier... big lol.


jokes aside, how did this thread derailed from the OP to discussions about marijuana???? ???? ????

is that because some of you spoke of geographical changes (thus, moving to a pot-legal state)
or because some of you think these discussions about jumping to a 100% musical (not job) living are for pot smokers??


anyway thanks for your replies


cheers

[Forge.]

another point - if you're ever going to do it, do it now while you have no kids!

[Tarekith]

+1, there's no way you can make a jump like that when you have kids. Well, you could but....

[aisling]

something to be said for doing it with no responsibilities of parenting....i'd be curious to know how old you are supamonsta? If under 30, i'd consider it, nothing to loose! Better to get it out of your system so you don't harbor regret...

[Linear Phase]

I think we are talking about geographical changes.. pot is off topic lol.. but it relates to geographical changes.. or things we experienced while travelling about and living our, "100% music lives."

[gjm]

No body would really say much if a person decided to take a couple of years off and use their savings to fund a trip around the world. I have a relative doing that right now... put a career on hold, opted not to buy the house. She is somewhere in China as we speak. People make big changes for lots of reasons. Finding that your version of the rat race is not what its all cracked up to be is a popular reason for change. Taking time out to start a process of 'authentication' is necessary for some people. If you are by and large a disciplined person, one who knows the benefit of a little introspection, has a couple of supportive friends and is open to knowing something about stepping onto new pathways with a bit of trust and acceptance, then the time is right. If you do jump, one thing for sure is that you should let go of any rigid ideas you have of 'how its gonna be.' All the best.

[beatmunga]

I think we are talking about geographical changes.. pot is off topic lol.. but it relates to geographical changes.. or things we experienced while travelling about and living our, "100% music lives."

If you are even remotely a stoner, don't take the plunge and quit your job. The self employed need to be motivated and practical. Even in music.

[supamonsta]

if you're ever going to do it, do it now while you have no kids!

I'm pretty sure I have no kids precisely because, somewhere deep inside my mind, I know that would quite totally close the doors we're discussing right now...

i'd be curious to know how old you are supamonsta? If under 30, i'd consider it, nothing to loose! Better to get it out of your system so you don't harbor regret...

I'm 34, is it still ok? lol

If you are by and large a disciplined person, one who knows the benefit of a little introspection, has a couple of supportive friends and is open to knowing something about stepping onto new pathways with a bit of trust and acceptance, then the time is right. If you do jump, one thing for sure is that you should let go of any rigid ideas you have of 'how its gonna be.' All the best.

I think I fit this description quite right. Your last sentence is also interesting, and I for now have no idea of how this may gonna be. I bet there will be lots of anxiety and depressive matters, as for now, but I'm pretty sure there could be really much much more more fun and freedom to make and play music. Maybe not...

If you are even remotely a stoner, don't take the plunge and quit your job.

I guess I can fit in the "remotely stoner people" category, but I'm also a disciplined person and my feet lie on the ground, not in the clouds.


In france, when someone takes an off -year to travel or whatever, we call this a Sabbatic Year. I'm more and more dreaming of taking a sabbatic period made of 2 to 4 years (calculated with the money I got aside, implying I'll have really few needs). If something works with music, then keep on, if not, then one day getting back to regular living...


Do some of you know about the Transactional analysis theory? I'm presently reading Berne's books and the idea of inner scenarios inherited with culture and parents is really interesting. I feel some kind of rigid scenario inside me, and thus this question about making a "jump" to make this scenario derail...




thanks for your interest and replies, lots of interesting views here, cheers for that

[aisling]

with all the cards out on the table, fly and be free......

[beatmunga]

If you are even remotely a stoner, don't take the plunge and quit your job.

I guess I can fit in the "remotely stoner people" category, but I'm also a disciplined person and my feet lie on the ground, not in the clouds.

Seriously mate, take a month's complete abstinence from the herb before you make any big decisions and see if you feel the same. Either way, best of luck!

[supamonsta]

Seriously mate, take a month's complete abstinence from the herb before you make any big decisions and see if you feel the same. Either way, best of luck!

hey thanks, but do my posts really make you feel I may do something that stupid or dangerous?? (one advising psychotherapy, another advising herb abstinence...)

anyway, your advice is still a really good one, even if I'm not a regular smoker

[beats me]

Not sure if this has been mentioned, but when venturing out to do anything risky or unstable I’d prepare the same way you’d prepare for being unemployed. Have at least 6 – 12 months of living expenses saved in the bank.

I know that’s an aspect you didn’t want to hear about because it kills the romance of it all, but it’s one that’s important.

[LoopStationZebra]

It also doesn't hurt to try and live in a State/Country with as much Socialism as possible.

In that way people like me can essentially fund your dream for as long as it takes.