A new poll, commissioned by O2, has found that one in five of us wish we could give up our day jobs and become a rock star. Only one in five? A quarter of those asked said that The Beatles would be their ideal band to join, given the choice of any throughout history. Builders were the most likely to say that they'd rather be strumming a guitar, while doctors came in a close second.
And if you're sitting there thinking that this is a bit of a pointless survey (I know I was), there are some useful insights on the promotion of music industry jobs to youngster. Around 75 percent of those polled said that they had not been encouraged by their parents or school to pursue music as a career and around 50 percent said that there was not enough information provided by schools about careers in the music industry. I can vouch for that, when I told my careers adviser that I wanted to be a rock star (and those were the words I used), she advised me to think about a job in a bank.