When you’re twenty-one and broke, the dream is alive and well. In fact, I would argue twenty-one and broke is just about perfect. The fire in your gut is burning hard. Wide eyes, huge goals and nothing gets in your way.
The difference between twenty-one and thirty-one, is that if you’re thirty-one and still broke, the dream is not alive and well.
The truth is at thirty-one the dream gets reignited when you have a little jingle jangle in your pocket as opposed to being broke.
When you’re thirty-one, knowing that dinner is covered today, this week and this month actually brings the fire back.
Artists especially have a hard time simply saying out loud ‘I need some money!’
You can’t be twenty-one and broke forever. The fire that twenty-one and broke provides is really special but isn’t meant to last forever.
Sure you might need to write a better song, or book a better tour, or change managers…but maybe you just need to go make some money, honey.
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I’m always interested in your perspective, whether affirming or dissenting. Continue the conversation anytime: gabe@gabethebassplayer.com