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Actually there is plenty of work out there for talented musicians, where you pay for services rendered. Live bands are a fantastic way of making a decent living. If you're legitimately looking for a way to get paid to play, then you understand that there are ways by which you can make money doing what you do best. In fact, if you live in America, move to Austin and be a white guy playing the blues on a fender strat. Huge market for SRV rip offs down there. If you can, use your love of Faust to distinguish yourself and make a little more dough. But at the end of the day, like any other job, you have to do what the people who pay you ask for.
So let's be clear about what we're talking about here. You can get paid to play, but if you want to make music you actually give a shit about, you have to work it. And yes, that does require an equal amount of work and time, and yes it has everything to do with aesthetics and charisma, and almost nothing to do with quality: just like a real democracy. It's not a bad thing, you just have to recognize.
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