Would you rather: Recording artist or Pro athlete?

[PtldPlatypus]

Part 2 in our "Would you rather" series: Would you rather be a recording artist (your preferred genre) or a pro-athlete (your preferred sport). I'm thinking of this in terms of a 10-year career (ages 21-30), although you're free to consider any parameters that seem appropriate to you.

 

[donkiez]

Athletes have to exercise and watch what they eat on a professional basis. Musicians get to party and eat all they want, in fact it even makes some of their music better. Im going with musician.

 

[magnifier661]

I would choose recording artist for several reasons...

1.) I am a musician
2.) I think there is more chance for an artist to evolve into a producer, which is what I've always wanted to be
3.) The chics and drugs!

 

[BrianFromWA]

I think pro golfer would be legit. I don't need chicks or drugs, and I like the idea of being able to make a living in a sport where I don't have to subject my body to unnecessary wear and tear or that a freak fall might wipe my career out. Plus, I like the late earning power.

Being on the road as an musician/singer seems a lot like deployment. Lots of time away from home, very few days off, you might get shot...

 

[CalvinJ21]

pro athlete. success in music is largely dependent on your fan base and people might not like me but in sports, all you need is a good team (for team sports that is) and there's more money in sports

 

[MARIS61]

There is definitely more freedom in every sense as an artist.

Professional athletes are but slaves on a modern plantation.

 

[magnifier661]

pro athlete. success in music is largely dependent on your fan base and people might not like me but in sports, all you need is a good team (for team sports that is) and there's more money in sports

I strongly disagree unless you own a team. How many billionaire sports players you know? I can only name 2 (Jordan and Tiger Woods before divorce). Also, 60% of millionaire athletes go bankrupt after retirement. Only a select few get a chance to make money after they play.

 

[CalvinJ21]

I strongly disagree unless you own a team. How many billionaire sports players you know? I can only name 2 (Jordan and Tiger Woods before divorce). Also, 60% of millionaire athletes go bankrupt after retirement. Only a select few get a chance to make money after they play.

there aren't many billionaire musicians either. most millionaire athletes go broke because of lifestyle choices. i personally have no need for 5+ cars. how can you be making millions per year for 10+ years and not invest? and those who invested and went broke usually invested ALL their money in things that tanked (the tanking could happen to anyone). most athletes who have/had a sound financial plan and overall money management goes broke.

 

[Bob Dobalina]

There is definitely more freedom in every sense as an artist.

Professional athletes are but slaves on a modern plantation.

I'm guessing you'd be a struggling INDIE artist then?

 

[3RA1N1AC]

athletes make more, but artists dont have drug tests

although, artists can make money until their death (27 or so)