LoganBGoldstein

Thank you for the advice and insight. I'm actually going to take that^ and write it down somewhere, keep it in mind. It's the journey that's important, not the destination, right?

Hello everyone! I'm aspiring to become a professional musician. I'm 17 and it has always been my dream to make music my entire life and truly make a living out of my music. I've been dealing with depression and all sorts of other personal issues that sort of hid this dream or diminished it from me, but I'm only now truly realizing how badly I want it. I've sang every night and morning in the shower and when by myself, sometimes even in the presence of friends ever since I could talk! I never took any lessons, however after all these years I suppose I just sound good now, or so my family and friends think. I want to take it to the next level, though. I want to become the best singer I can be, I want to learn guitar (acoustic, I'm buying one and looking into lessons), and I want to make it my career. My question, alongside my introduction, is this; Am I too late? Am I being naive? Did I discover this dream too late? Am I taking the saying, "follow your dreams" too closely to my heart and really preparing myself for failure and destroying my life? I personally don't think so, but I'm sure some of you know that fear is a very strong presence even if you defy it. Anyhow, I'm glad to be able to talk to any of you. Best of luck to you!