Quote Originally Posted by crime
And you are right, if you are not enjoying it, you should get out, but that is not to say, even when you are enjoying it, you have a few shitty gigs and stressfull travelling experiences it can really put you offf for a while no matter how much your heart is into it.... I generally find though as much as I can bitch when I'm touring a lot, take a month off, and your raring to get back on the road... Off to Poland next week for 2 shows after a month off, so I'm raring to go right now ;)
a funny story: a few years ago after a particularly stressful trip to a particularly disorganized event, i was about ready to throw it all in, at least insofar as really promoting myself as a dj and blah blah blah.

on the way home, once i got back into my city, i decided to stop at the video store to get a movie to relax with when i got home. my friend ran the video store, and i walked in to find two drum machines sitting on the chair near the counter (roland tr-505 and 727). i asked him what was up and he said a friend had brought them over cuz he found them in his closet. when the guy came back, i was so into them that he gave them to me. just gave em to me. those were my first drum machines, and i decided the techno gods were giving me a signal that i needed to stick around.

so i did. ;)