Re: [Harp-L] Professionals vs.,,,

[Vince Meghrouni <Foomcorp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Jul 1, 2007, at 10:59 PM, Bob Laughlin wrote:

> Can the professional musician retain not only his integrity, but  
> also his zeal, his love for music?

Yes

> At what point does it just become "work", and not fun anymore?

At what ever point that happens.  Not that it has to.  Not that it  
does that often.


> There's a certain joy to playing that I'm not certain I want to  
> compromise for the sake of financial gain.

That's pre-supposing that one has to do that.

> Maybe not all have that choice to make. In some cases, I'm sure  
> that necessity is the "mother of invention".

And sometimes we engage in "making a virtue of necessity".
> Do professionals really still enjoy doing it?

Yes.

Not all maybe.  All the ones I know.

> Or does it just become an endless "gig"?

Hard work and joy are not necessarily antonyms.

> Is the thrill really gone?

Short answer:  No.

Rex "T is for Tulare" Tobago