There were definitely some first-gig jitters.

Then at high school I got an electric guitar and a book with some photos of Eddie Van Halen in it and my grades went downhill.

Someone called it future pop, which is a bit pretentious, but I kind of liked it.

Unless a man or woman has experienced the darkness of the soul he or she can know nothing of that transforming laughter without which no hint of the ultimate reality of the opposites can be faintly intuited.

Lord, now lettest now thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word. (2:29).

If you decide you want to work in the film industry, you just have to bite the bullet and take other jobs until the proper jobs come in.