What you state is so true for the music industry for some strange reason and for reasons you state. However it is not true in the business world where I belong. I have been at this for decades and working harder and smarter than I ever did. Same with most older people I work with. I’m at my peak and getting close to retirement.
I should have been clearer in my statement. And again, I am not trying to be a smartass or ‘target or mock you personally...
You may well be at your peak. What I meant was are you the best of the best at what you do? Are you in the top 100?
The top bands HAVE to be or they are gone quickly. Even among that top 100, most are on top a year or three, then gone. MAYBE the top to have a decade or two. MAYBE the top 5 have legend status and can claim hits in 3-4 decades.
To pull that off is miraculous considering the environment it happens in. Whereas a software engineer has a more solid’ platform to work with (a couple Operating systems with highly defined needs) or a Doctor who does apendectamies (or any as much as it can be...’routine’ surgery), a band has nothing but chaos and uncertainty from day 1. there is no solid foundation to music. tastes, trends, tech, equipment all change rapidly.
I know what I want to say but can’t seem to articulate it. But hopefully it will make some sense ;)