Why Only Rich Kids Make It in Music Today

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32 points | by tcp_handshaker 8 hours ago ago

3 comments

  • 8bitsrule 5 hours ago

    Many of the big names in classical music came from privileged backgrounds. Others needed a helping hand. Dvorak (Slavonic Dances, New World Symphony) Just the other day, I found this:

    "... the compositions of an unknown Czech composer fell into [Johannes Brahms[ hands in 1875. Fascinated by the work of the young Antonín Dvořák, who came from a small town near Prague on the banks of the Moldau, Brahms immediately had him come to Vienna and arranged for him to receive a state scholarship. For the then 36-year-old Dvořák who was eking out a meager existence as a music teacher and orchestra director at the Prague Theater, heaven had just opened forth.... "

    https://web.archive.org/web/20080820143636/http://filebox.vt...

  • heavyset_go 3 hours ago

    It was the case in the recent past, see how many artists came out of Laurel Canyon and whose families happened to own properties nearby.

  • socialsewer 4 hours ago

    A massive amount of time is wasted on social media.

    Visit the tiktok / instagram profile of any young person and you will notice thousands of hours invested in it.

    It's just natural nothing else will be produced.