Yea, the art thing is tough, but played right it can be a good asset. I hope you crack the code for that one. I was always attracted to the underground and that is fine when you are young, then later you find that you should have done more to get into the institution...
But I'm doing pretty well anyways and have all the street respect i like among artists :) I'm battling through all those annoyances with my health and right now I am producing all sorts of weird stuff, so I'm good. When I have some strength again I will see if I can get some energy put into all those other projects :)