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Before becoming famous, the lead vocalist Alex Band was asked when he was going to get a job. He answered he already had a job; he just didn't get well paid. Now that "The Calling" is famous I wonder if anyone would dare to ask him if he is going to get a real job now.
Van Gogh was very bad at selling his paintings and he only painted in the last years of his life, but if one is asked about his occupation, this person will probably refer to him as an Artist, just because he became famous after his death.
The problem is with people's perception of reality and lack of respect and consideration. Modern artists have the same problem toward portraitists as well.
I think that "common sense" hates differences. It seems that if you don't hat your job, that's not a job.
What about screen writers, poets, actors, philosophers, etc?
I don't care if people don't consider it a job as long as they respect me and what I do to make a living, some clients didn't finish their payments because they considered it my hobby. Nowadays I always make it clear that I want to get paid for my hobby.
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