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# Why do musicians always feel disappointed about their career?
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/why-do-musicians-always-feel-disappointed-about-their-career/
- Published: 2014-01-02T10:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2014-01-02T10:00:00.000Z
- Description: Are you struggling to meet your own expectation as a musician in today's music business? You aren't the only one. With instant access and free streaming being the status quo,. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/01/why-do-musicians-always-feel-disappointed-about-their-career.html]
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- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Live & Ticketing, Music Business, Music Think Tank, business, Goal, music, music industry, musician, MusicThinkTank.com, Tommy, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:43

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Are you struggling to meet your own expectation as a [musician](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musician?ref=hypebot.com) in today's music business? You aren't the only one. With instant access and [free streaming](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free%5Fstreaming?ref=hypebot.com) being the status quo, it's hard to be successful on what may feel like impossible timelines.

  
Planning ahead, budgeting your resources, and smart practicing are keys to being a successful musician. There are no shortcuts that can bail you out – you must put in the work. **Tommy Darker** shares 6 ways you may be holding yourself back and what to do about them on [MusicThinkTank.com](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/why-do-musicians-always-feel-disappointed-about-their-career.html?ref=hypebot.com)

"*A [solo artist](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical%5Fensemble?ref=hypebot.com) needs a [long-term goal](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goal?ref=hypebot.com) to focus on and a grander vision to accomplish. A band—to make matters more complicated—needs to maintain a mutual and clear route for all the 3-4-5 members that constitute it. Everybody needs to agree*."

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