jordan, I agree with Duce in that your problem is not a strange one at all.

I know several professional musicians and they all have jobs on the side. They don't make much money from album sales and certainly not from services like Spotify. In the end, they end up spending more money than they make and they have to support it financially. Unless you're doing something very commercial, that's the way it is. I'm sure many of them would like to just be full time musicians if it was a valid option. So, get a job you can stand doing and be a musician on the side.

Also; a tip. You probably won't stick around here long if you keep insulting the moderators and other members.

I guess you're doomed then. Bummer.

Just from the grammar alone, I'm thinking you are probably a pretty ****ty programmer. Those guys are usually well organized and anal. At the very least they capitalize properly.

So what is the deal? You don't want to program, so don't do it. Two things will happen...your parents will understand and allow you to keep mooching off of them or they won't understand, kick you out of the house, and you'll see you need to get a real job anyway. Or you will make it in the music industry, who knows.

What? It's entirely possible. Just take the base of an existing compiler (C, Java, something Object Oriented would probably be better), and write an interface between some sort of sound processing software and the compiler. You could even use something low-lever like C++ as the base code entirely, and just write translation software that analyzes the music you're playing and translates it into C code. It isn't the most... efficient way to write code, but it's certainly novel and it might make you a few bob :P

If you're comfortable living in a small cardboard box in the street and can go without eating for weeks on end you are right, you don't need a job and you'll be free to play music as often as you like.

May I suggest getting a dog too, the animal lovers will give you more money.

Is that cost-effective though? You'd need to spend money on the dog as well.

This thread's ridiculous, grow the fuck up.

I don't think that anyone really wants to work. I often feel depressed when I realize that after I'm done with college, my whole existence is gonna be, for the most part, work. Still, you gotta do it cause chances are you're not gonna make it big in the music world. However, you could get a job that involves music if you put some effort into it. You could be a sound engineer or a roadie or something. Just try to be realistic.

I used to feel the exact same way, but it's not really that bad once you get out there. I do still miss summer vacation though.

I'm kinda looking forward to work tbh. I'm looking to get involved with a bunch of graduate schemes for problem solving based companies. If I can solve problems as a career, I'm pretty sure I'll be fairly happy!