QuoteMaking a large amount of money in music without being a superstar is a thing that came and went.
This.
There was a time when I could buy a half dozen tube amps and three top class guitars from my friend the best luthier in the region.But this has passed and the appearence of "grunge" and techno,gangster rap etc has more to do with it than even the downfall of the music industry which was a scam anyway.Even for the "superstars".I remember like it was just yesterday that in the late 90s/early 2000 when I did not even dare to play a solo..
Did we complain back then;No.We continued playing guitar,buidling up our own studios,giving lessons or even went to the next bar selling beers at night..because we loved music more than anything else.Anyone who is older than 30 remembers this "dark age":
Again..we did not complain.We just moved forward.