Anyone over the age of 25 and still have dreams of making it relatively big? Tell me some stories.
No, I just aim for a sense of fulfillment through my music these days. Fame, success, and fortune don't matter to me any more; I only care about feeling satisfied and happy through my musical ventures.
It would be awesome to be a successful jazz musician. While most consider the genre "dead" there are still plenty of successful players who get to play all over the world and make enough money to live comfortably in NYC, even if they'll never be super rich.
It would also be nice too because the top jazz musicians can still go out in public pretty anonymously and nobody recognizes them, but at jazz clubs and shows there is still a small but dedicated core of fans who will recognize and revere the best players.