A few years ago I stumbled on this video and loved it.
That led me to Mary’s page and this cover of John Mayer’s Stop This Train:
Since then I’ve been following her, watching this musician build a life around her music, her videos, and more. Her site is at https://www.maryspender.com/ and I was sad that I wasn’t in the UK during her tour last fall. However, I still follow her videos, where she describes how she approaches the music business, or song writing or her craft, etc.
Making a living as a musician has been her dream and while that slightly pivoted, she still works in and around music. She is making it, though I’m not sure she’s getting rich or living the easy life. My view from the outside is she grinds away every week at producing content and music that will allow her to continue doing so.
This might be a treadmill of sorts, but it’s also the one she chooses and enjoys. Music is her passion and finding a way to make a living doing something you love is admirable.
However this takes work. It’s a grind. Maybe an enjoyable one for her, but still regular work.