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Growing up I wanted to be a lot of things: a nurse, a vet, a writer, an interior designer but when I picked my options almost eight year ago for my standard grades I wanted to be a music producer.  This was all because at the time I was a massive Eminem and Dr Dre fan.  I wanted to be the next musical master like Dr Dre.

Eight years later I can confirm this never happened but those two guys definitely inspired me to pursue a career in the music business and Eminem inspired me to write.  Without those Eminem Cd's that my father did not want me to have who is to say that I would have went to university.  I did after all end up studying journalism which is basically writing.

I wanted to work in the music business.  However somewhere between picking standard grades and studying for higher's I forgot this.

I became interested in politics because I care about how things are ran and smart people usually know a whole lot about politics.  At school I was quite good at politics but then I got to university and realised that there are people that are 100 times better at politics than me but I continued to study it along side journalism as I knew I would get bored studying the one subject and I can't say that my politics grades were bad or that I did not enjoy it through out.  Now that I have left university though I doubt that I will do much with the political side of my degree but hopefully it helps me out along the lines.

I have always been passionate about music and I have my i-pod every day I leave the house but I never made the connection with music and journalism until last year. Looking at it now it makes complete sense and I do not know how I did not see it sooner.  I think I always seen the music business as being almost untouchable - like I could never do that but now that I look at I don't see the harm in trying. I currently do some unpaid music journalism and I enjoy it but I know I am not the strongest of writers because I do not know that much about the technical side of music.  It's like writing about cakes but not knowing how to make the cake yourself.  I am looking to change this though by studying music theory in my own time now that I actually have the time to study subjects other than those I signed up for.

I would one day like to work in either music management of music communications.  I don't know if I ever  will but it's healthy to have a goal -  it gives you something to work towards - and whilst your working towards that goal you may come across different paths but all paths lead to something.

I recently asked Andy Copping the booker for Download Festival how he landed his job - he put it down to luck and having a passion for music.

I have luck and a passion for music - so why should I not have a bash at it?  I think everyone should apply this to their future careers.  If  try then you may fail but if you never try you'll be equally as miserable and wont have anything to laugh at.  As my Gran would say if you can't do anything then just have a laugh.  Life is too short to not have a laugh even if it is at your own expense.