I wanted to make a record.

Other people do it.

I can do it too.

I learned trades.

I practiced the craft.

I conducted the business.

I got a house.

I built a studio.

I filled it with gear.

I wrote songs.

I recorded the songs.

I mixed the songs. 

I had the songs mastered.

I built a website.

Everyone needs hobbies.

It was either this or clown college.