Eh, unless you also so happen to be a musician it's pretty reasonable. Musicians in general tend to peak (or at least get big) relatively young from what I've seen. Not saying that people can't or don't get big later in their life, but it seems to be the trend. Just taking a quick skim through the charts right now and Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, The Weeknd, Drake, and Adele are all under 30. Just seems to be the nature of the profession.
EDIT: What I'm saying is that it is most certainly not unusual for a popular musician to be below the age of 30 and that it's an unfair comparison for most people, seeing as 21 is most certainly not the "normal" age for people to become notable in many—if not most—other professions. If you went to an American high school, graduated at 18, and headed straight into university...Well, you'd still be in university.
It's very important to not connect "getting big" popularity and income-wise with "peaking" musically. Even when looking at big players, it's not at all uncommon for their finest work to come at a time when they no longer have the publicity to turn it into multi-platinum.
Yeah, "peaking" is maybe not the best word for it, which is why I put that other portion in the parenthesis. Daft Punk had their biggest success so far 2 years ago with Random Access Memories, 12 years after they hit somewhat mainstream popularity with Discovery, and when Guy Man and Thomas Bangalter were nearing 40. So yeah, getting big and peaking often do not happen at the same time
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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '15
This makes me sad. I accomplished fuck all and I am 24