onga eh. halos sinakto sa easter hehehe
anyway, passion lang talaga dude. when I started playing guitar when I was 12, I didn't think where it would lead me. I didn't think about the cost since I was only a kid back then and as most of us, we just rely on our folks to help us with our GAS. I never found it weird that I'd rush home and get my acoustic cebu guitar and strum away tryin to play a little pearl jam, stp, or smashing pumpkins. I did it cuz I loved it without thinking of anything else if it'll be worth it or not. Never gave any thought about "this will bring me fame and fortune." Thing is, we grow a little then eventually have to face the reality that when you graduate and all you play is guitar, what about your needs right? Then I guess eventually, you have to turn that passion into something you can survive with. But to most of us who work and still continue to play guitar, regardless of what we buy or how much money we may shell out cuz of GAS, we do it cuz it's our passion. I know a lot here are bedroom musicians who haven't even tasted taking the stage but they've got good gear because it's their passion.
Take for example digital photography hobbyists. Some may see it as a money making venture EVENTUALLY, but a lot of them simply take pictures because they love it. They don't think, one day I'll sell my photos for X amount.
at the end of the day, we're driven because of our passion. I usually say when we do our gigs, kahit walang tao at wala masyado pumansin but if there's one person I see who really digs what we play, then I'm happy cuz someone liked the product of that passion.
