Music has taught me perseverance and never giving up.
The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success.
Most overnight successes — in fact any significant successes — take at least 5 years. Budget your life accordingly.