Aspiring Krautrock Superdad

Long time reader, first time writer. I’m a 39 year old professional and father of a two-year-old. I’ve been writing and recording my own music for 20 years with very little to show for it other than a closet of unsold vinyl and a second bedroom full of synthesizers and guitars. My little boy sleeps in a crib in our bedroom because our second bedroom is full of the accoutrements of my music hobby. I am toying with the idea of putting all this gear in storage so our son can have his own bedroom, but that would pretty much be an admission that I am giving up and I know it would make me so unhappy. I devote maybe one or two nights a week to music so renting a practice space seems unjustifiable. How do I balance the dream of being a bedroom krautrock superstar with the realities of the lives of two full-time working parents?

“Dieter” says he’s a “long time reader” (rhymes!), but our pal Jessica Hopper, aka “Fan Landers,” has only been doling out advice to musicians over at the Village Voice for a few months now. Further proof that reproducing creates a rift in the space-time continuum?