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"9-5? No thanks all the same"

And so another day at work draws to a close.
Another day wasted that I’ll never get back again, god knows how many have passed my by while I wait.
I wasn’t made for a 9-5 job. It’s just not me, I try and muster enthusiasm for it but it just doesn’t come. I don’t mind where I am, but I know that I wont be here in another year or so.
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve wanted to play music. Just no other option has fired me up, ever since I could speak I was bashing on biscuit tins and tables with chopsticks.
It’s the only time I feel like I’m at home, sitting behind my kit playing with everything I have in me.

I’m not knocking those that do the whole career thing, it’s just not for me y’know?
I don’t earn the most money in the world, but I don’t care about that. I’ve never had a career plan or an idea of what I wanted to do other than play music.
I do some freelance writing and scripts for other things, and that’s great. But still my calling is drums.
But I was always told as a kid, “what do you want to be?”
“drums”
“Yes, but what do you want to do when you grow up”.
It’s not a viable career apparently, being in the music business. I know it’s hard, but so is any career. You don’t immediately start in the corner office with a view, you start in the mailroom and work up.
Same with bands, you do the toilet circuit, then the slightly bigger places and then get onto the “scene” when promoters start to phone you and ask you to play.

I do my work as best I can and as fast as I can, but there is no “hurrah, work today!” feeling. It’s not a “I don’t want to work”, more of a “I don’t belong here, I don’t fit in, this feels wrong”.
Whereas driving hours to a venue and standing around in a cold hall soundchecking is where I feel correct and myself.
I don’t know whether some people are just born to try and do something other than 9-5, no idea.
But I do know that I’m not one of them, whatever definition that is.

I don’t want to be a fireman or astronaut or anything else.
And the cool thing, no matter how much success I have, I’m doing exactly what I wanted to be when I was a kid.
And how many other people can say that?
“Hello little Johnny, you’re 7 now, what do you want to be in life?”
“A data input clerk / sales manager / IT admin”

I don’t think so.

Heh. oh to have a shot at dreams still. Maybe picking up a basketball wasn't the best thing for a guy who'd turn out short and slow. Couldn't be a pro even if i was any good : )

Good luck goatboy, go for it, don't end up sharing an office with me 8 hours a day ; )

Wally world?

Tell me it was Wally World!

You are all lucky during the last two summers, i have been working from 10-11 in a theme park. That is one day working, one day off, but last summer i worked 2 days on, one day off.

Country Singer.

*shiver*

Only Steve Earl, Emmy Lou Harris and Johnny Cash are allowed in my stereo.

Well thats just rubbing our noses in it!

"Working nine to five, what a way to make a living!"

What about country singers that sing songs about 'normal' jobs?

Rod Stuart was a good footballer!

Andy Cole 'Outstanding' - at least most other footballers recorded songs slightly tongue-in-cheek.. he actually took it seriously!

Fair point, I guess it just depends on whether you like football more than music. Plus as a footballer you can always attempt to make a pop record, not too many musicians make the transition the other way! (Mind you not too many footballers have done it well either. Apart from Andy Cole and "Outstanding" of course!!)

Topical.

But its still looked down upon when you're a footballer. The papers have a field day.

But its almost expected of you when you're a musician.

Hasn't stopped half of the Chelsea and Leeds first teams!