On my first major tour I took a 15k advance to sign the exclusive contract with the artist, and promptly bought a B3, a rhodes, a whurly, a new triton, a new controller, and cases.
poof. gone.
It doesn't matter what level you get to, the G.A.S. still keeps you in the poor house. Even when I kept up on my endorsements, the hassle of fulfilling the obligations to the equipment companies nearly did me in (clinics, trade shows, etc.)
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