is music a bad word? @%#%!

like f*** off or scr*w u, the word 'music' brings on bad vibes to pple, whenever it is used as a response to a career-related question.

Sure enough, given the teeny size of the music market in the country, the word doesn't look one bit promising in terms of putting bread on the table. A depth of knowledge in music, be it playing, arranging, producing, or writing, etc. seems entirely irrelevant and is often dismissed as frivolity.

Why so? When someone expresses a desire to pursue a career in music, it doesn't always imply that he/she wants to be a pop star. This point of view is currently reinforced to the public by the recent bulk of reality shows on singing competitions and talent searches.
However, there are other professions like producers, writers, arrangers, educators, performers, etc. all serving to develop the music community's expertise and contribute to the creation of better food for the soul, as I would refer to "the word".

Understandably, 'food for the soul' doesn't feed the body. N that is the fr**kin reason why I find myself in an unreconcilable situation, trying to balance amongst doing what's best for the soul, or the body, or the bunch of pple who matter.

Is music a bad word? To me, it's a pain in the arse.