[Infernal Device]

Good post. You can do anything you want. All you have to do is be willing to work harder than the people around you.

You can think of your future as either a dream or wish, or think of it as knowing of a certainty.

I moved out of my parent's house at 17 with half a tank of gas and $35. I had my guitars and clothes with me. That's it. No place to stay, no "belongings".

No help, no trustfunds, no big checks.

I stayed in a small town in Pennsylvania and I am still here.

I produce Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm. I own a house, own the studio, vacation in Mexico and enjoy the spoils of life (within reason). Sometimes I get booked 5 months out.

Either dream about it or start living it. It is that easy.

The industry sucks. It will test you every day. When you have gone through the hardest, everything else seems easy.

Good luck (if you think luck has anything to do with it).