Halloween Land Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 If you had to pick between being a famous actor/actress, a famous musician or a famous athlete what would you choose? I am leaning towards a famous musician because music fans are the best, although I would choose a famous golfer as my second choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Famous athlete just because sports is what I know. Best fighter more specifically. Although being a straight Elton John would be appealing too. All that talent and fame and doesn't even sleep with the hottest women....smh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jokeman Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Musician as they seem to live a more quiet/less publicized life than actors and don't have to worry about body damage like athletes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Whichever one gets the most puntang. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Ideally rich and unknown, but out of the 3 I'd pick musician. Since I cant play a lick, I think it would be awesome to play for a sold out stadium and travel the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpberr Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 (edited) Famous actor. They seem to do pretty good and there are a couple routes to get there. Sometimes you need just one "great" movie or tv show to make your career. It's the one "famous" career where you can really retire from. (Sean Connery, James Caan, Gene Hackman). I'd make a hard pass on the famous athlete for what you put your body through. I think it's a difficult climate for musicians today. No MTV, no real tapes or records to sell anymore, so its endless touring if you want to make money. Edited July 17, 2019 by dpberr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Athlete. More big $$ endorsements. Music is a passion of mine, but as @dpberr mentioned, touring is the only way to make $$. I would not want to be a famous actor because that would mean living the life of an actor, i.e. - dealing with the cesspool of scum that is Hollywood. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 28 minutes ago, dpberr said: Famous actor. They seem to do pretty good and there are a couple routes to get there. Sometimes you need just one "great" movie or tv show to make your career. It's the one "famous" career where you can really retire from. (Sean Connery, James Caan, Gene Hackman). I'd make a hard pass on the famous athlete for what you put your body through. I think it's a difficult climate for musicians today. No MTV, no real tapes or records to sell anymore, so its endless touring if you want to make money. I think Rick Moranis has actually made more money from Universal Studios than in his movies. I think he invested a lot of money into the Honey I Shrunk the Kids rides or something like that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Porn star of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 1 hour ago, dpberr said: Famous actor. They seem to do pretty good and there are a couple routes to get there. Sometimes you need just one "great" movie or tv show to make your career. It's the one "famous" career where you can really retire from. (Sean Connery, James Caan, Gene Hackman). I'd make a hard pass on the famous athlete for what you put your body through. I think it's a difficult climate for musicians today. No MTV, no real tapes or records to sell anymore, so its endless touring if you want to make money. I've always wondered how much the musicians get for the ITUNES downloads of their songs. Any idea what percentage they get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 2 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said: Famous athlete just because sports is what I know. Best fighter more specifically. Although being a straight Elton John would be appealing too. All that talent and fame and doesn't even sleep with the hottest women....smh. You want to be a poofer? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 dream job musician: 1) just write the lyrics for Elton John songs 2) just write the songs and play rhythm guitar for ACDC oops, that didn't work out so well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 I am a musician. Just not famous... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 6 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said: Although being a straight Elton John would be appealing too. All that talent and fame and doesn't even sleep with the hottest women....smh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy KGB Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Musician All those post show 3 somes make this an easy call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 5 hours ago, Buffalo716 said: You want to be a poofer? ? No comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 6 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said: I've always wondered how much the musicians get for the ITUNES downloads of their songs. Any idea what percentage they get? More relevant - streaming: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/26/how-spotify-apple-music-can-pay-musicians-more-commentary.html Spotify pays about $0.006 to $0.0084 per stream to the holder of music rights. And the "holder" can be split among the record label, producers, artists, and songwriters. In short, streaming is a volume game. For example, Taylor Swift earned between $280,000 and $390,000 for her song "Shake It Off" which garnered 46.3 million streams, according to one report. But that's for one of the world's biggest pop stars. Most musicians won't generate that many streams in their life time. Another calculation shows that 1 million plays on Spotify translates to around $7,000, and one million plays on Pandora generates $1,650. As far as iTunes goes, an artist with no record label would make about 70% of what it was sold for. If you have a label, they take a significant chunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 I would have to assume that Actors make the most money by far relative to effort and cost to your mind/body/soul. Plus you have zero need to be accessible to the public and get ***** galore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 12 hours ago, Gugny said: More relevant - streaming: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/26/how-spotify-apple-music-can-pay-musicians-more-commentary.html Spotify pays about $0.006 to $0.0084 per stream to the holder of music rights. And the "holder" can be split among the record label, producers, artists, and songwriters. In short, streaming is a volume game. For example, Taylor Swift earned between $280,000 and $390,000 for her song "Shake It Off" which garnered 46.3 million streams, according to one report. But that's for one of the world's biggest pop stars. Most musicians won't generate that many streams in their life time. Another calculation shows that 1 million plays on Spotify translates to around $7,000, and one million plays on Pandora generates $1,650. As far as iTunes goes, an artist with no record label would make about 70% of what it was sold for. If you have a label, they take a significant chunk. I would never sign with a label then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Actor. It seems easier in that profession to maintain the quality of your craft over time. Athletes obviously have a short lifespan. Musicians also lose their voice and dexterity in their later years. Meanwhile, there are still old actors who are killing it. Think Eastwood, Streep, etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Musician and it ain't close Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 24 minutes ago, Joe in Winslow said: Musician and it ain't close I still have that pic you sent me of your instrument collection!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 I don’t want to be famous. At ALL! Rich, however, is another story! I might put up with some famous for rich, if I had to.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 30 minutes ago, Gugny said: I still have that pic you sent me of your instrument collection!!! Not in your outdoor voice, gug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 If I had to be famous to be rich (the only thing that could make famous OK), I’d go for musician. The athlete doesn’t last very long, and the actor is too recognizable. I couldn’t pick Van Morrison out of a crowd, but he’s currently, and has been for years, my favorite musician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills4everNY Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 I'd want to be a musician like Steve Miller. Make millions of dollars, tour the world and you still can go anywhere you want and nobody recognizes you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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