50 Famous People Who Failed at Their First Attempt at Career Success

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As a career success coach, I always advise myclients to stick with it to demonstrate their
commitment to their career success to themselves and others by shaking o setbacks and
moving forward. This morning, I received an email from Katina Solomon at OnLineCollege.org
telling me about a new blog post she had just done and asking me to pass it on to my readers.
I loved this post. It tells the stories of 50 Famously Successful People Who Failed at First. These
people come from all walks of life. But they shared one characteristic in common the
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50 Famously Successful People Who Failed at First
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Not everyone whos on top today got there with success after success. More often than not,
those who history best remembers were faced with numerous obstacles that forced them to
work harder and show more determination than others. Next time youre feeling down about
your failures in college or in a career, keep these fty famous people in mind and remind yourself
that sometimes failure is just the rst step towards success.
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1.Henry Ford: While Ford is today known for his innovative assembly line and American-made
cars, he wasnt an instant success. In fact, his early businesses failed and left him broke ve time
before he founded the successful Ford Motor Company.
2.R. H. Macy: Most people are familiar with this large department store chain, but Macy didnt
always have it easy. Macy started seven failed business before nally hitting big with his store in
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boss said he lacked the sense needed to do so.
4.Soichiro Honda: The billion-dollar business that is Honda began with a series of failures and
fortunate turns of luck. Honda was turned down by Toyota Motor Corporation for a job after
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5.Akio Morita: You may not have heard of Morita but youve undoubtedly heard of his company,
Sony. Sonys rst product was a rice cooker that unfortunately didnt cook rice so much as burn it,
selling less than 100 units. This rst setback didnt stop Morita and his partners as they pushed
forward to create a multi-billion dollar company.
6.Bill Gates: Gates didnt seem like a shoe-in for success after dropping out of Harvard and
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early idea didnt work, Gates later work did, creating the global empire that is Microsoft.
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7.Harland David Sanders: Perhaps better known as Colonel Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken
fame, Sanders had a hard time selling his chicken at rst. In fact, his famous secret chicken recipe
was rejected 1,009 times before a restaurant accepted it.
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8.Walt Disney: Today Disney rakes in billions from merchandise, movies and theme parks
around the world, but Walt Disney himself had a bit of a rough start. He was red by a
newspaper editor because, he lacked imagination and had no good ideas. After that, Disney
started a number of businesses that didnt last too long and ended with bankruptcy and failure.
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He kept plugging along, however, and eventually found a recipe for success that worked.
Scientists and Thinkers
These people are often regarded as some of the greatest minds of our century, but they often
had to face great obstacles, the ridicule of their peers and the animosity of society.
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9.Albert Einstein: Most of us take Einsteins name as synonymous with genius, but he didnt
always show such promise. Einstein did not speak until he was four and did not read until he was
seven, causing his teachers and parents to think he was mentally handicapped, slow and antisocial. Eventually, he was expelled from school and was refused admittance to the Zurich
Polytechnic School. It might have taken him a bit longer, but most people would agree that he
caught on pretty well in the end, winning the Nobel Prize and changing the face of modern
physics.
10.Charles Darwin: In his early years, Darwin gave up on having a medical career and was often
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chastised by his father for being lazy and too dreamy. Darwin himself wrote, I was considered by
all my masters and my father, a very ordinary boy, rather below the common standard of
intellect. Perhaps they judged too soon, as Darwin today is well-known for his scientic studies.
11.Robert Goddard: Goddard today is hailed for his research and experimentation with liquidfueled rockets, but during his lifetime his ideas were often rejected and mocked by his scientic
peers who thought they were outrageous and impossible. Today rockets and space travel dont
seem far-fetched at all, due largely in part to the work of this scientist who worked against the
feelings of the time.
12.Isaac Newton: Newton was undoubtedly a genius when it came to math, but he had some
failings early on. He never did particularly well in school and when put in charge of running the
family farm, he failed miserably, so poorly in fact that an uncle took charge and sent him o to
Cambridge where he nally blossomed into the scholar we know today.
13.Socrates: Despite leaving no written records behind, Socrates is regarded as one of the
greatest philosophers of the Classical era. Because of his new ideas, in his own time he was
called an immoral corrupter of youth and was sentenced to death. Socrates didnt let this stop
him and kept right on, teaching up until he was forced to poison himself.
14.Robert Sternberg: This big name in psychology received a C in his rst college introductory
psychology class with his teacher telling him that, there was already a famous Sternberg in
psychology and it was obvious there would not be another. Sternberg showed him, however,
graduating from Stanford with exceptional distinction in psychology, summa cum laude, and Phi
Beta Kappa and eventually becoming the President of the American Psychological Association.
Inventors
These inventors changed the face of the modern world, but not without a few failed prototypes
along the way.
15.Thomas Edison: In his early years, teachers told Edison he was too stupid to learn anything.
Work was no better, as he was red from his rst two jobs for not being productive enough. Even
as an inventor, Edison made 1,000 unsuccessful attempts at inventing the light bulb. Of course,
all those unsuccessful attempts nally resulted in the design that worked.
16.Orville and Wilbur Wright: These brothers battled depression and family illness before
starting the bicycle shop that would lead them to experimenting with ight. After numerous
attempts at creating ying machines, several years of hard work, and tons of failed prototypes,
the brothers nally created a plane that could get airborne and stay there.
Public Figures
From politicians to talk show hosts, these gures had a few failures before they came out on top.
17.Winston Churchill: This Nobel Prize-winning, twice-elected Prime Minster of the United
Kingdom wasnt always as well regarded as he is today. Churchill struggled in school and failed
the sixth grade. After school he faced many years of political failures, as he was defeated in every
election for public oce until he nally became the Prime Minister at the ripe old age of 62.
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election for public oce until he nally became the Prime Minister at the ripe old age of 62.
18.Abraham Lincoln: While today he is remembered as one of the greatest leaders of our nation,
Lincolns life wasnt so easy. In his youth he went to war a captain and returned a private (if youre
not familiar with military ranks, just know that private is as low as it goes.) Lincoln didnt stop
failing there, however. He started numerous failed business and was defeated in numerous runs
he made for public oce.
19.Oprah Winfrey: Most people know Oprah as one of the most iconic faces on TV as well as one
of the richest and most successful women in the world. Oprah faced a hard road to get to that
position, however, enduring a rough and often abusive childhood as well as numerous career
setbacks including being red from her job as a television reporter because she was unt for tv.
20.Harry S. Truman: This WWI vet, Senator, Vice President and eventual President eventually
found success in his life, but not without a few missteps along the way. Truman started a store
that sold silk shirts and other clothingseemingly a success at rstonly go bankrupt a few years
later.
21.Dick Cheney: This recent Vice President and businessman made his way to the White House
but managed to unk out of Yale University, not once, but twice. Former President George W.
Bush joked with Cheney about this fact, stating, So now we know if you graduate from Yale, you
become president. If you drop out, you get to be vice president.
Hollywood Types
These faces ought to be familiar from the big screen, but these actors, actresses and directors
saw their fair share of rejection and failure before they made it big.
22.Jerry Seinfeld: Just about everybody knows who Seinfeld is, but the rst time the young
comedian walked on stage at a comedy club, he looked out at the audience, froze and was
eventually jeered and booed o of the stage. Seinfeld knew he could do it, so he went back the
next night, completed his set to laughter and applause, and the rest is history.
23.Fred Astaire: In his rst screen test, the testing director of MGM noted that Astaire, Cant act.
Cant sing. Slightly bald. Can dance a little. Astaire went on to become an incredibly successful
actor, singer and dancer and kept that note in his Beverly Hills home to remind him of where he
came from.
24.Sidney Poitier: After his rst audition, Poitier was told by the casting director, Why dont you
stop wasting peoples time and go out and become a dishwasher or something? Poitier vowed to
show him that he could make it, going on to win an Oscar and become one of the most wellregarded actors in the business.
25.Jeanne Moreau: As a young actress just starting out, this French actress was told by a casting
director that she was simply not pretty enough to make it in lms. He couldnt have been more
wrong as Moreau when on to star in nearly 100 lms and win numerous awards for her
performances.
26.Charlie Chaplin: Its hard to imagine lm without the iconic Charlie Chaplin, but his act was
initially rejected by Hollywood studio chiefs because they felt it was a little too nonsensical to
ever sell.
27.Lucille Ball: During her career, Ball had thirteen Emmy nominations and four wins, also
earning the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Kennedy Center Honors. Before starring in I
Love Lucy, Ball was widely regarded as a failed actress and a B movie star. Even her drama
instructors didnt feel she could make it, telling her to try another profession. She, of course,
proved them all wrong.
28.Harrison Ford: In his rst lm, Ford was told by the movie execs that he simply didnt have
what it takes to be a star. Today, with numerous hits under his belt, iconic portrayals of
characters like Han Solo and Indiana Jones, and a career that stretches decades, Ford can proudly
show that he does, in fact, have what it takes.
29.Marilyn Monroe: While Monroes star burned out early, she did have a period of great success
in her life. Despite a rough upbringing and being told by modeling agents that she should instead
consider being a secretary, Monroe became a pin-up, model and actress that still strikes a chord
with people today.
30.Oliver Stone: This Oscar-winning lmmaker began his rst novel while at Yale, a project that
eventually caused him to fail out of school. This would turn out to be a poor decision as the the
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eventually caused him to fail out of school. This would turn out to be a poor decision as the the
text was rejected by publishers and was not published until 1998, at which time it was not wellreceived. After dropping out of school, Stone moved to Vietnam to teach English, later enlisting in
the army and ghting in the war, a battle that earning two Purple Hearts and helped him nd the
inspiration for his later work that often center around war.
Writers and Artists
Weve all heard about starving artists and struggling writers, but these stories show that
sometimes all that work really does pay o with success in the long run.
31.Vincent Van Gogh: During his lifetime, Van Gogh sold only one painting, and this was to a
friend and only for a very small amount of money. While Van Gogh was never a success during
his life, he plugged on with painting, sometimes starving to complete his over 800 known works.
Today, they bring in hundreds of millions.
32.Emily Dickinson: Recluse and poet Emily Dickinson is a commonly read and loved writer. Yet
in her lifetime she was all but ignored, having fewer than a dozen poems published out of her
almost 1,800 completed works.
33.Theodor Seuss Giesel: Today nearly every child has read The Cat in the Hat or Green Eggs and
Ham, yet 27 dierent publishers rejected Dr. Seusss rst book To Think That I Saw It on Mulberry
Street.
34.Charles Schultz: Schultzs Peanuts comic strip has had enduring fame, yet this cartoonist had
every cartoon he submitted rejected by his high school yearbook sta. Even after high school,
Schultz didnt have it easy, applying and being rejected for a position working with Walt Disney.
35.Steven Spielberg: While today Spielbergs name is synonymous with big budget, he was
rejected from the University of Southern California School of Theater, Film and Television three
times. He eventually attended school at another location, only to drop out to become a director
before nishing. Thirty-ve years after starting his degree, Spielberg returned to school in 2002 to
nally complete his work and earn his BA.
36.Stephen King: The rst book by this author, the iconic thriller Carrie, received 30 rejections,
nally causing King to give up and throw it in the trash. His wife shed it out and encouraged him
to resubmit it, and the rest is history, with King now having hundreds of books published the
distinction of being one of the best-selling authors of all time.
37.Zane Grey: Incredibly popular in the early 20th century, this adventure book writer began his
career as a dentist, something he quickly began to hate. So, he began to write, only to see
rejection after rejection for his works, being told eventually that he had no business being a
writer and should given up. It took him years, but at 40, Zane nally got his rst work published,
leaving him with almost 90 books to his name and selling over 50 million copies worldwide.
38.J. K. Rowling: Rowling may be rolling in a lot of Harry Potter dough today, but before she
published the series of novels she was nearly penniless, severely depressed, divorced, trying to
raise a child on her own while attending school and writing a novel. Rowling went from
depending on welfare to survive to being one of the richest women in the world in a span of only
ve years through her hard work and determination.
39.Monet: Today Monets work sells for millions of dollars and hangs in some of the most
prestigious institutions in the world. Yet during his own time, it was mocked and rejected by the
artistic elite, the Paris Salon. Monet kept at his impressionist style, which caught on and in many
ways was a starting point for some major changes to art that ushered in the modern era.
40.Jack London: This well-known American author wasnt always such a success. While he would
go on to publish popular novels like White Fang and The Call of the Wild, his rst story received
six hundred rejection slips before nally being accepted.
41.Louisa May Alcott: Most people are familiar with Alcotts most famous work, Little Women. Yet
Alcott faced a bit of a battle to get her work out there and was encouraged to nd work as a
servant by her family to make ends meet. It was her letters back home during her experience as
a nurse in the Civil War that gave her the rst big break she needed.
Musicians
While their music is some of the best selling, best loved and most popular around the world
today, these musicians show that it takes a whole lot of determination to achieve success.
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today, these musicians show that it takes a whole lot of determination to achieve success.
42.Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mozart began composing at the age of ve, writing over 600
pieces of music that today are lauded as some of the best ever created. Yet during his lifetime,
Mozart didnt have such an easy time, and was often restless, leading to his dismissal from a
position as a court musician in Salzberg. He struggled to keep the support of the aristocracy and
died with little to his name.
43.Elvis Presley: As one of the best-selling artists of all time, Elvis has become a household name
even years after his death. But back in 1954, Elvis was still a nobody, and Jimmy Denny, manager
of the Grand Ole Opry, red Elvis Presley after just one performance telling him, You aint going
nowhere, son. You ought to go back to driving a truck.
44.Igor Stravinsky: In 1913 when Stravinsky debuted his now famous Rite of Spring, audiences
rioted, running the composer out of town. Yet it was this very work that changed the way
composers in the 19th century thought about music and cemented his place in musical history.
45.The Beatles: Few people can deny the lasting power of this super group, still popular with
listeners around the world today. Yet when they were just starting out, a recording company told
them no. They were told we dont like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out, two
things the rest of the world couldnt have disagreed with more.
46.Ludwig van Beethoven: In his formative years, young Beethoven was incredibly awkward on
the violin and was often so busy working on his own compositions that he neglected to practice.
Despite his love of composing, his teachers felt he was hopeless at it and would never succeed
with the violin or in composing. Beethoven kept plugging along, however, and composed some of
the best-loved symphonies of all timeve of them while he was completely deaf.
Athletes
While some athletes rocket to fame, others endure a path fraught with a little more adversity, like
those listed here.
47.Michael Jordan: Most people wouldnt believe that a man often lauded as the best basketball
player of all time was actually cut from his high school basketball team. Luckily, Jordan didnt let
this setback stop him from playing the game and he has stated, I have missed more than 9,000
shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take
the game winning shot, and I missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And
that is why I succeed.
48.Stan Smith: This tennis player was rejected from even being a lowly ball boy for a Davis Cup
tennis match because event organizers felt he was too clumsy and uncoordinated. Smith went on
to prove them wrong, showcasing his not-so-clumsy skills by winning Wimbledon, U. S. Open and
eight Davis Cups.
49.Babe Ruth: You probably know Babe Ruth because of his home run record (714 during his
career), but along with all those home runs came a pretty hefty amount of strikeouts as well
(1,330 in all). In fact, for decades he held the record for strikeouts. When asked about this he
simply said, Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.
50.Tom Landry: As the coach of the Dallas Cowboys, Landry brought the team two Super Bowl
victories, ve NFC Championship victories and holds the records for the record for the most
career wins. He also has the distinction of having one of the worst rst seasons on record
(winning no games) and winning ve or fewer over the next four seasons.
The common sense point here is simple. Successful people commit to taking personal
responsibility for their career success. They set high goals and do whatever it takes to achieve
them. They also react positively to the people and events in their lives especially the negative
people and events. In this post, I told the stories of 50 well known people who ended up being
wildly successful and well known. Let them be an example for you the next time you feel like
giving up.
Thats my take on career success and not giving up. Whats yours? Do you have any people to
add to this list? If so, please leave a comment sharing your thoughts with us. As always, thanks
for reading.
Bud
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prince says:
June 3, 2016 at 2:00 AM
I am fail in exam so i cry what should i do
Bud Bilanich says:

June 3, 2016 at 8:29 AM
I suggest you study harder for your next exam.
Kehkashan says:
June 9, 2016 at 11:49 AM
I am pursuing Chartered Accountancy as my career. I have already invested 5.5

years still I am left with initial papers. I had family problems, had proposals which
constantly distracted me from studies still I did not quit giving exams. My dad
passed away last year plus now we do not face much nancial crisis. My siblings are
studying in one of the best universities fortunately they were young they didnt have
to face responsibilities. But now I have lost motivation and feel depress and blame
my ownself for failing continously and feel like quitting but I know my dream will
remain unfullled and I will regret my whole life for not achieving success.
Isha says:
June 13, 2016 at 3:53 AM
I started with a bachelor degree in computer engineering but failed in the rst year.
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I started with a bachelor degree in computer engineering but failed in the rst year.
But I didnt give up, and tried again but I still failed, thats two years of my life gone
waste. Im thinking of changing my career course, would you advise as to what I
should do? Should I keep giving exams or should I change the course?
Bud Bilanich says:

June 14, 2016 at 9:30 AM
I dont know enough about your situation to respond to your question.

However saying that you wasted two years of your life suggests that computer
engineering may not be the right eld for you.
Nikhil kumar says:

June 19, 2016 at 12:03 AM
Sir,
I was not selected in all top 3 medical exam i am feeling very demoralised so i am in
search of some inspiring words which can motivate me. It was my 1st attempt and i
was sure that i am going to qualify it in my 1st attempt but i couldnt so please
motivate me
Bud Bilanich says:

June 19, 2016 at 12:42 PM
Nikhil:
I cannot motivate you. Only you can do that.
If you were self motivated perhaps you would have studied better for your exam
and would have passed.
Best of luck in your next attempt at the exam.
Bud
Nithin Baby Thomas says:

June 23, 2016 at 4:38 PM
This is an awesome article, Bud.

My life is a constant battle with ADHD which most in my society ignorantly term as
laziness and utterly stupidity. I left my MBA mid way to travel 1200+ miles up
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laziness and utterly stupidity. I left my MBA mid way to travel 1200+ miles up
north of my country to sign up for a job in a startup that i was passionate about.
Long story short- I got red for being unproductive in three months, though i
blame my manager for refusing to acknowledge my ADHD and blame it on- well,
me.
My parents cut their ties with me for being a failure.
Now am three months into my job as a content writer. I often miss stu which
normal folks wouldnt. And i get called to the managers oce to explain. Thankfully,
hes a patient man who understands my conditions.
The best part is that i can never be bored. There is a party in my head which
constantly keeps me entertained all the while Im awake.
I love being me. And i will sharpen my writing skills no matter how often and hard i
fail.
I believe that my problems wont go away until i deal with it.
ADHD is my pal for life, but i sure can channelise him if i train hard enough.
Well, thats me.
Saurabh says:
July 21, 2016 at 11:07 AM
I have not failed exam in SSC but I only 78% .My mother and father is not satisfacted
to this marks .
And also I not satisfacted to my marks.Please motivate me for next college is best
for me.
Bud Bilanich says:

July 21, 2016 at 4:06 PM
Sorry Aaurabh:
I cant motivate you only you can do that.
I suggest that you use your low marks as your motivation to study harder.
Good luck.
Aamir says:
July 27, 2016 at 2:06 PM
I am a professional interior designer and i have been developing since after my rst
set back project. its getting better, but i dont feel its a correct eld for me. I am
confused from inside. I am at a point that i cant change my eld because of some
family problems.
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Madhanish Manoharan says:

July 29, 2016 at 3:17 AM
Madhanishsays:June 20, 2014 at 7:06 AM

Excellent Bud.. I am writing a book.. Got Rejected by a publication.. Now I am
working on it again! I know success is not easy.. But obviously its not far away..
Thanks Bud for your Motivation.
Bud Bilanichsays:June 20, 2014 at 8:58 AM
Let me know when your book is available. Ill be one of the rst ones to buy it, and
review it on Amazon.com. Keep moving forward!
Sir,
I hope the time has come I have the book in Amazon.com.. Release it yesterday.
Still having lot of fear on content and the literary skills i have It would be great if i
could get a review from you!
And thank you so much for your motivation I still remember it after 2 and half
years..
Yours Madhanish.
Krishnapradad says:
July 30, 2016 at 3:11 AM
Hi
I am a software engineer with almost 17 years of experience. I have been a average
student in school and college. I have completed masters in computer engineering.
In my 17 years professional years have been a average performer. From the past 3
years I am facing problem w.r.t performance. I am doing bad, I am help less and am
not able to cope with expectation of the company (the expectation of the company
correct for my experience, but I am unable perform). I feel I could be red anytime
and would get a job in IT. What is your advise for me?
Bud Bilanich says:

July 30, 2016 at 10:34 AM
Hello:
Sorry to hear that you are having diculties in your career.
I suggest you contact a career coach in your country for help.
All the best,
Bud
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Bud Bilanich says:

July 30, 2016 at 10:36 AM
Madhanish:
You might want to go the self publishing route.
Bud
Bud Bilanich says:

July 30, 2016 at 10:37 AM
Aamir:
I suggest you begin working with a career coach to gure out the direction for your
life and career.
Best of luck,
Bud
Vibekananda kalita says:

August 7, 2016 at 6:37 PM
My question is that, How should one choose a carrier in his life in todays
competitive world? Sir,please give your magical words for this situation. Thank you.
chidi says:
August 8, 2016 at 12:30 PM
hi what advice would u give me, I am a young man wit lots of ideas on how to be
successful, I only have the big pictures bt the detail process to get there, seems a
big problem. have even gone far of sharing dis big ideas to some of my friends its
sound good to them ad they even want to be a partaker but big block there is how
I cant seem to explain it has even gone far as calling me an uncompleted visoneer.
they evev shunned me when ever I talk
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Bud Bilanich says:
August 15, 2016 at 5:35 PM
Chidi:
Successful people are able and willing to do the work to make their big ideas a
reality.
I suggest you spend some time working on the details of your idea.
Thats the only way your dreams will come true.
All the best,
Bud
Bud Bilanich says:

August 15, 2016 at 5:37 PM
I dont have any magical words.

But I can tell you what I did.
I found something I really liked doing and then I learned how to do it.
Bud
Annie says:
August 19, 2016 at 6:46 PM
I am disappointed with the lack of female professionals on this list.
samuel says:
August 20, 2016 at 5:35 AM
Im a graduate, but I want to pursue a career in music but I dont have any source of
income to nance my dreams. Im really talented and I believe in myself. lack of
nancial sponsorship is really killing my morale, I need sources to draw inspiration
from.
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Bud Bilanich says:
August 22, 2016 at 11:57 AM
Samuel:
Most musicians I know work at part time jobs to support themselves as they get
their music career o the ground.
Have you tried this?
All the best,
Bud
Bud Bilanich says:

August 22, 2016 at 11:58 AM
Annie:
Which women do you suggest for this list?
Bud
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