• MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.world
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      Musician here. What is this sell? Aside from the church gig (which I do for free because they have a neat musical instrument they let me play. I can’t afford one of my own and I used to teach it. I try not to brag but I am legitimately one of the top 50 players in the world, maybe 25. If I could get my hands on my own instrument I could potentially be the best but it costs like 50-100kUSD. I get two hours a week playtime and that’s worth playing for them for free to me. In high school I had access to one every day and practiced two hours a day and that’s how I gat gud) which I occasionally get taken out to dinner for, I busk. Just me, my friend’s sax he’s lending to me, a speaker with a lofi background track, and an open case. Depending on the day I can earn some very nice compliments or a cup of coffee!

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      22 hours ago

      A few examples off the top of my head:

      • Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
      • Velvet Acid Christ - Twisted Thought Generator
      • Depeche Mode - Violator
      • Stabbing Westward - Whither Blister Burn and Peel

      (why yes I’m of a certain age, why do you ask?)

    • ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world
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      23 hours ago

      My niece is majoring in art in college. I never thought I would become one of those old people, but I’m like damn girl, for $70K a year you should maybe be studying something practical. And this is coming from someone whose goal in life in college was to become a comic book artist.