So for me the creative world isnt what you do after your day job though many professional musicians do this to make ends meet but its something that IS a job. Perhaps thats why Im not as disheartened by the more cold blooded aspects of the industry. Over the course of watching my mother navigate the creative world Ive seen just about every trick pulled that could have been and Ive seen her deposit the checks received for a job well done. When I recently asked her why she chose the creative world she said Early on I decided that if I had to work I was going to work at something that I loved.Im glad she did. As difficult chaotic dysfunctional and crazy as the world in music and the arts can be I always knew that they mattered deeply to her as they do to me.