The music industry took me around the world to so many great places that I probably never would have seen without it. It allowed me to travel and be paid for doing what I love to do. There is a great big difference between playing music on the back porch and working in the music industry, but I believe that both can be very rewarding. The greatest thing about music is that it is its own reward and if that is enough for you then you probably should stay away from the "music industry". I had a wonderful and exciting time playing at Carnegie Hall and the Grand Ole Opry because of what and where they are, but musically I have had just as good a time pickin' on the back porch with good friends, but there is also something very exciting about doing what you love to do in life and getting paid to do it.

It is all part of what we call the "Square of Life" which is Health, Wealth, Love and Perfect Self Expression, the ultimate in joyful living. We all have our many forms of expression and one of mine just happens to be music. I cannot even imagine what my life would be like without it. I chose the "Music Industry" for a career and I have no regrets about that decision because even in the "Music Industry" I was able to be totally fascinated by what I love so much. "Music, Music and more Music".      -Larry Patton, 2005

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