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In my mid 30's, after a decade or so of giving full time to the music thing and finding myself with about $10 in the bank and no assets other than my musical equipment, I realized I needed to get serious about making a living.

I'm in the music business for one purpose - to make money.

I grew up with music very much in my life. I achieved success by combining my training as an accountant with my family upbringing and love of music.

I started making music professionally when I was 14.

As a child, I was always very interested in music and had friends who were in the music business. I kind of accidentally fell into it and loved it. There was no reason not to - it was a great career.

I had no idea that I could sustain a career as an artist. But, I loved music and wanted to be in the music business.

I worked full time jobs, basically doing manual labor until I could make enough money supporting myself as a musician.

Before I'd even started doing music or having opportunities with my own music, I was studying production and business and stuff anyway. I knew there were so many jobs within the music industry - songwriting or session playing or working at a label - and I was really interested in how it all works.

Even in junior high, I always knew I had a talent for music and I knew I could make money that way.

My mother insisted that I pursue music. I rented out my father's musical equipment and earned some money. As a child, I wasn't sure about a career goal, but I was always fascinated by electronic gadgets, specially musical equipment.