# Have you ever made (or maybe still make) a living as a professional musician?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [December 13, 2023, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-made-or-maybe-still-make-a-living-as-a-professional-musician/994561 "2023-12-13T17:37:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2024, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-made-or-maybe-still-make-a-living-as-a-professional-musician/994561/23 "2024-02-24T22:52:42Z")

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I believe the Dope’s own Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au\_dela is a pro musician in various genres. He’s [just been telling us about an upcoming gig.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upcoming-gig-gandalf-smaug-in-the-opera-the-hobbit/996692)

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