Being a musician is a very tough career--one of the toughest. Musicians are making Grammy award winning albums in their garage. Technology has made it possible that anyone can be creative and master in their own home. This has a flood in the industry with music, some good-some bad; but the dedication to keep going through just the everyday life situation and be able to focus on your career is not easy at all.. As a pianist, I played all around the world and worked with some very talented artists who never had the chance to be heard by major record labels. You have to love what you're doing because success takes dedication. Be criticle of yourself, try to make a better song everytime, and try to do more to make yourself stand out. Don't let people's opinion cloud your judgement. Honestly, friends and family get tired of listening to you music, ok. Stride on believing in yourself and take the negative and turn it around.