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We've had a really good discussion in the other thread about who inspires us in playing, so I thought I would ask what made you finally pick up the sax and start playing.
For me it was getting stock options at my job to add to my retirement 401k, not bad for retirement planning but there is a drawback. I hate my job. I like working with customers. I love helping people with their home projects. I even enjoy working out customer service issues and all that, I just hate the way things are run at my company. Its not something another job at another company will help, its the way things are at every big retailer in the US. I am 31 and I have another 34 years till I reach retirement age. That much time working at my current job, even promoted in the company makes my skin crawl. With all that I needed something.
I thought about what I missed, what I enjoyed most, and what I really wanted to do in my life to brighten things up a bit. My love of the saxophone surged to the top of the list, I remember playing it years ago and how much I loved it. So I decided the time was NOW. I know I may never be able to get out of this lousy job playing the sax. I know from my father playing professionally comes with its own set of drawbacks, being out till all hours then up again first thing the next day, weekends spent more on the road then playing, making just enough to break even on gas(petrol) most times, you will spend more on you and your instrument then you will make for a long while, but with all that I still going to go for it. At least I will be trying everyday to do something I love.
For me it was getting stock options at my job to add to my retirement 401k, not bad for retirement planning but there is a drawback. I hate my job. I like working with customers. I love helping people with their home projects. I even enjoy working out customer service issues and all that, I just hate the way things are run at my company. Its not something another job at another company will help, its the way things are at every big retailer in the US. I am 31 and I have another 34 years till I reach retirement age. That much time working at my current job, even promoted in the company makes my skin crawl. With all that I needed something.
I thought about what I missed, what I enjoyed most, and what I really wanted to do in my life to brighten things up a bit. My love of the saxophone surged to the top of the list, I remember playing it years ago and how much I loved it. So I decided the time was NOW. I know I may never be able to get out of this lousy job playing the sax. I know from my father playing professionally comes with its own set of drawbacks, being out till all hours then up again first thing the next day, weekends spent more on the road then playing, making just enough to break even on gas(petrol) most times, you will spend more on you and your instrument then you will make for a long while, but with all that I still going to go for it. At least I will be trying everyday to do something I love.