Although the article doesn’t mention it, the UNT singer and the UNT pianist profiled in the story are engaged to be married. Two of the musicians in one of the groups my son plays with regularly recently got married. And a couple other musicians my son plays with a lot each have parents who are both musicians. I don’t know whether two musicians who marry each other have any fewer challenges in pursuing a career in music, but I would guess it at least helps them understand and empathize with the challenges the other is facing.
I also found this comment in the article interesting:
My son typically sends out hundreds of emails every time he puts together a tour for his trio. So I wouldn’t view Clayton’s efforts as setting “an astonishingly high bar.” It’s just what you have to do.