‘Getting back to being more me’. That’s how Rich Chambers describes just one of the wider benefits he has experienced from taking the decision to ramp up his musical pursuits in midlife.As a teenager, Rich played guitar and wrote music, and was going to be a rock star. He let his school studies slip, barely passing his graduation year, and set out to become the next ‘big thing’. Unfortunately, he quickly realized that being a professional musician was not as easy as he had anticipated. After a year of playing in ‘cheesy dives’ and getting ‘you ain’t got it kid’ comments, Rich decided to go back to school. Fifteen years later the boy who nearly didn’t pass high school had a Bachelors and Masters degree, worked full-time in post-secondary education, and was contemplating studying for a PhD.Rich is now a great advocate of the opportunities that education brings, but he has also returned to his music, writing, recording, producing and releasing his own songs and building an impressively sized following. And he loves it!If you found value in this episode and would like to show your appreciation, consider supporting the podcast through the Support the Show link, or by sending a boostagram , for example in the Fountain app.CreativityFound.co.ukInstagram: @creativityfoundpodcastFacebook: @creativityfoundpodcast and Creativity Found groupYouTube @creativityfoundpodcastPinterest: @creativityfoundTwitter: @creativityfounResearched, edited and produced by Claire Waite BrownMusic: Day Trips by Ketsa Undercover / Ketsa Creative Commons License Free Music Archive - Ketsa - Day TripsArtworks: Emily Portnoi emilyportnoi.co.ukPhoto: Ella PalletI would love some financial support to help me to keep making this podcast. Visit buymeacoffee.com/creativityfoundSupport the showWant to be a guest on Creativity Found? Send me a message on PodMatch, here Podcast recorded with Riverside and hosted by Buzzsprout