I say be realistic that the odds are against anyone with common sense unless one has ego issues and prefers them to be stroked by media driven ideas of success in an industry that's been in flux since Napster, followed by iTunes, etc.
why do you want to get into an industry that you have so much disdain for?
Took me years to realise the truth of the game, but by then I was already so invested into it, that I couldnt just stop.
I did stop for 7 years because of the reality of the industry, but I eventually came back because of my long investment into it.
You havent really got that investment yet, or like me, years wasted trying to achieve something that wasnt really going to happen because I have morals. I will never sell my soul to the devil. You sound like you wouldnt either. If I knew the truth from the start, Id never have bothered going down the music route, Id have just stuck to programming computers or woodworking.
I took the great gamble, then found out the game was rigged, its too late for me, but not for you.