If you want to do this for a living, there are compromises that you're going to have to make. Then forget about them, and go somewhere else, if it's what you truly believe in. I mean, rejection is the biggest part of all of our lives, and you just have to get used to it. There is a great book called 'Zen Guitar'. It's an awesome book, because it talks about finding your spiritual pulse through your music.
Music can be a really profound way of praying.
I don't want to get too weird on everyone, but meditating and praying, like when you're sitting there playing your guitar or keyboard, you look up at the clock, and it's like four hours later. That's like you've tapped into something bigger than yourself, and we're all lucky to have that. I cannot stress that enough. It is really important that you find someone that you can trust, and someone who will take time with you. I have been with our management for ten years almost, because we all kind of came up together.