I got inspired by Zack of guitarvibe.com to write about Jonathan Coulton, the guy who used to be a software engineer and quit his day job to become a rock star! Damn, he made it!!! He started by composing one song a week, recording it at home and posting it on his website for free. Giving it away for free didn’t quite make him money, but after a while when he decided to make some money out of it, he asked his fans either to buy the songs or to donate something.

The reaction seems to be a positive one, now he is making more than he used to make as a software programmer.

I think this guy should be an inspiration for everybody having a dream, not only about becoming a guitar player but for anything you dream of. I think he is the best example somebody could have. In this article here he says that his wife gave birth to their little girl and he realized he needs to be an example for her so it made his choice even harder.

Well, I think that he gave his daughter the best possible model to follow in her future life: follow your dream! And this is always a great example!

What do you think?

By the way, on my business card it says software engineer too and I do play the guitar, I ask myself now, should I quit my job to start playing the guitar for a living?

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