This. Probably wouldn't need to be famous to have a drug habit though :laughing:

Well, commercial by acid house standards anyway. Stakker Humanoid and Papua New Guinea were both their early hits. They weren't exactly the Basshunter of the late 80s/early 90s or anything, but both those tunes got them the attention and backing they needed to push on in new directions with a decent amount of exposure.

i gotta say i really don't like the way the 'No' option is laid out. it still revolves around the idea of playing music as a vehicle to commercial success and financial independence - after all what else does 'making it' imply?

my 'band' was basically a weekly therapy session where my friends and i managed to overcome our demons or at least establish a modicum of control over them. i can say with absolute certainty that if any A&R person would have approached us two of us would have honestly laughed in their face at the idea of being paid to scrape the poop from our souls and being very clear that it is exactly what they would be getting for their money.

2 & 4 and 1 & 3 are the same options.

Is that you, Beyoncé?

I guess I'd probably go with no, but I don't really like the reasons given...

I make music because it's an outlet for me. And I don't mean writing deep and meaningful poetic songs to a beautiful piano melody. I mean getting together with a couple of friends, having some beers and bashing the shit out of my piano for a couple of hours. Yeah, we write our own stuff, but it's not likely to be heard by anyone other than whoever is walking past our house at the time.

With gigs, as much as I like doing them it's not something I'd carve a career out of. I went through a phase a few years ago where doing gigs was my sole source of income and it was horrible. I wasn't enjoying them anymore because I HAD to do them, not cos I wanted to. Now me, my brother and a mate just organise a gig when we can be arsed, make little or no money from them and we're pretty happy with that.

I'd probably start off shunning the idea of selling-out, but then eventually when I got big enough I would. Round myself up some cash, become hated by every last of my once-respecting fans and buy myself a nice island in the south of Spain. Ooh, life shall be good.

I will never, ever make a perfume though. That defines selling-out for me. And while I wont have a scent to my name, I will still have a little self-respect.

I voted for the one that said hookers.
Because it said hookers.
Yea, the options are kind of asinine.

You have fun with your hookers then :laughing:

Hookers are awesome.
I'm all for supporting a working girl.