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Re:You can't afford to be an artist and/or author, let alone... by antognini on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @07:41PM (#32490510)
The astronomer William Herschel had a fairly successful career as a musician in Bath and was able to afford a nice middle class home.

When King George appointed him Royal Astronomer so he could do astronomy full time, the salary he earned from that position was half what he made as a musician.

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