Comments on: Love Don’t Pay the Rent

By: Larry

Larry — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:23:46 +0000

agreed…..espically when they are underground. Working in Mac Donalds kinda destroys the image.

I’d rather not know.

peace

By: Louis Haiman

Louis Haiman — Fri, 29 May 2009 06:04:14 +0000

For about the past 10 years, the day gig revolved around the print/ graphic/ web design industry. So, I’m happy that the money revolves around creativity. In 2005, I got the BRILLIANT idea to quit my job with good pay and benefits and go back to school to finish my undergrad degree after 20 years.

Been looking for permanent full time work since October 2008, lots of freelance in said industry. In the meantime, since January, I’ve been working with the YMCA in San Diego and teaching the gospel of creative technology/ software: music (Garage Band and Reason) and art (Adobe CS) into the public schools to do 6 week, hands on sessions with small groups of elementary and middle schoolers. So, i’ve kinda fallen into teaching, which I can dig. We’ll see where it goes.

The pay is…uh…I’ll let you imagine that one. Let’s just say I get to feel good about what I’ve been doing. (…but love don’t pay the bills!)

By: Mr. Twon

Mr. Twon — Fri, 22 May 2009 22:55:17 +0000

United States Navy. Personnel Specialist. I make sure enlisted men’s money is rite.

By: [mark]

[mark] — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:52:41 +0000

brilliant! it’s nice to pull back the curtain, so to speak…and i think you handled it in a respectful and perfectly posed way.

for people like me who find it hard to carve time out of all the craziness in life to devote to being creative, this gives hope that there are people out there doing it and making it work.

By: vinyluser

vinyluser — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:50:08 +0000

yep its a good idea!

and what about the ISM readers?
come on guys! i start it

now: librarian, former: e-commerce

By: peder

peder — Fri, 22 May 2009 11:07:32 +0000

cool article, it’s a shame that more people didn’t answer… seems slightly pretentious to me to say “it spoils the mystery”.

anyway… online magazine stereogum do a regular column called “quit your day job” on exactly this theme. mostly pretty obscure indie-pop bands but nevertheless: http://stereogum.com/archives/cat_quit_your_day_job.html

By: Mr. Twon

Mr. Twon — Fri, 22 May 2009 04:32:13 +0000

i love your writting Lina keep em’ coming.

By: jitterbug

jitterbug — Thu, 21 May 2009 23:40:48 +0000

i think calling people ‘dicks’ for not replying or avoiding the question is a bit much. maybe some of them just think it’s totally irrelevant what they do for a day job? did that occur to you?

By: Louis

Louis — Thu, 21 May 2009 23:00:16 +0000

Great idea & article. In the words of Gwen Guthrie “Ain’t no romance without finance” !

By: pito

pito — Thu, 21 May 2009 19:27:31 +0000