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torn between two "hobbies"
First of all, I'm a musician....sort of.
I write and record my music and I love it.
Many people, some that I don't even know,
have said that its good...check it out at garageband.com "4xWise" and judge for yourself.
OkOk let me start again.. I'm a Mixed Martial Artist....sort of. I train and fight in local competitions and I love it. The team I train with tells me I'm pretty good at it.
I have a fulltime job and a family so there is not enough time to do both full on and I'm tired of goin halfway with it. Thats why that song isn't as good as it could be.
Every time I do one I wish I was doing the
other. I can't make up my mind.
The wife of course, wants me to stop fighting
saying that I'm getting old. I'm 29. I love MMA.
You could win 8 fights and almost open your own school.
Then theres nothing like it when your creativity
starts flowin and your ideas come together......
..... Whatdya think?
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It all comes down to what you like doing most and also take your wife into consideration if she has a big problem with your fighting then i recommend that you choose music over fighting. PS your music is really good. The best of luck
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since i'm a musician (and i love recording too) i want to say to follow that. however, you have a family to look after so that might not be the best choice. not that you're not very talented- you are, but for now it would be better to stick with the full time job and the mma so that you can support your family. i think your wife has a point though- you won't be able to fight when you're 80, but you'll still be able to play music (which is something that i love about playing music). ultimately, it's your decision, but i think that you should really think about your family and supporting them before you go off and do something crazy. but think about this too: if you do open your own mma school, then you will be working for yourself, which means that if you need to take any reasonable amount of time off to record or whatever, you'll be able to do that. and owning a business requires some amount of creative thought too, which is good in your case. i don't think anybody here can make your decision for you, but being a musician (especially touring and such) is not really the life for somebody with a family. i've been around the business and i've really only met one person who has managed to actually balance the family/music thing (and that's susan tedeschi, who is not only married to derek trucks but an astounding vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter too). somebody told me once that if i don't end up making it in music, it can still be a hobby (maybe not full time, but better than starving on the streets).
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Do something which will allow to you get more money. A martial arts school would attract people and more money that way.
Music is also good, but does it bring in money? Remeber, you need to do something which will benefit your family. So unless you get a really good record deal, then you should stick to MMA, for your family but do it up until you think it's time to stop. But also listen to your wife, try and let her see that it could be worth while opening a school.
I hope this helps,
triquetra
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Well, since you love both hobbies, this is my suggestion:
Right now, I'd stick with MMA. If you can open your own MMA school in the future, that could become your full time job, you could have your music on the side, and you will be in a win-win situation with your hobbies.
Honestly, the chances of having a career with a band are pretty slim, but the chances of you opening a school to teach martial arts isn't.
ygs-29/f
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