I'm 57, ad want to find work, paid or unpaid in the music industry in any capacity to start with. Ideally I suppose working in a music shop or on the road with a band, yes I know there's a hell of a difference!
Music has been a passion all my life but I only started to learn guitar 4 years ago and now love the thought of music, music , music rather than my mundane career to date.
Is this possible or am I a dreamer, any ideas would be gladly received.

all credit to you mate....

"Without Music, Life would be a mistake" - Nietzsche.

Is this a wind-up?

No wind up fella, what makes you think that, do you have a preconceived idea about what people are supposed to ask for?

@jimbob - considering the music industry as we once knew it is dying on its feet, is awash with amateur/bedroom/anyone with a laptop 'producers' all vying for the chance of success, music sales in crisis, studio's closing on a daily basis, the art and craft of the engineer a distant memory, a generation happy to listen to sub standard digital representations of sound through the speaker of their mobile 'phone (as long as they don't actually have to pay for it), Lady Ga Ga giving away locks of her hair in a bid to attain more sales, a million talented professionals all fighting for the same, low paid and thin on the ground jobs and a marketplace of media companies able to pick and choose from them - yes, the idea of a 57 year old man who already has a career in teaching, willing to take on unpaid work as a roadie or whatever did seem like a bit of a joke!

I won't drag this out but, in my defence, I was simply trying to say anything considered!As for teaching, that was 20 years ago.Heard of Seasick Steve?

I have nothing against your age - far from it. I also have nothing against you wanting to be a working musician (like Seasick Steve), but that wasn't really what you were asking about...

There's quite a few DIY routes you could follow. Have a look at artist management for example. On a really simple level this involves getting a band gigs and releases, for which you'll have to build up loads of contacts with promoters, distributors, labels and the like. You'll typically get 10% of whatever the band you're managing gets as a result of gigs/releases/whatever you get them. If you' really go for it and you're good at what you do there's money to be made.

Could always set up a label too if you have a little capital?

All these things don't have anything to do with age, you just have to be very hard working and on the ball. Thing with music jobs is you have to put up with making little to o money for quite a bit.

Oh dear, 300 or so views, 7 comments but nothing to go on, apart from the obvious point about being too old etc, does anyone have any suggestions ? Thamnks.

i started out by helping a few friends bands get gigs in pubs where i knew the staff, then moved on to contacting agencies on their behalf and on it went, im still only looking after little to unknown bands but i enjoy it and its nice ot think that i have had a hand in their sucess when they do finally make it, one of my bands toured with a huge name on their round the world tour,

good luck to you, its hard to get a foot in the door but once you have it will make you feel great,

Thanks Miss Flynn, but, as with the post from Graeme I don't think that is my area of work.Worcestershire has a very closed music scene, I know no-one in the business other than my guitar teacher and I think work in a music shop or unskilled stuff with a company would suit.
I did have a suggestion from a classical pianist re being his agent but he seems to have disappeared! Thanks again, back to strumming now.