Some advice:
a) School may or may not be the place, but keep learning if you want to
get a job where you don't have to wear a name tag or special shoes.
Finish high school if you haven't. A GED isn't the same.
b) You probably have no idea what you really want to do with your life.
Don't worry about it. Hardly anyone does. Expect major shifts in
direction over the next few years. If you don't know where to begin,
start with school, apprenticeship, internship or the military.
c) If you want to do music, start now and pursue it with all the energy
you can find. But: see a), above. You'll need luxuries like gear, food,
clothing and shelter.
d) "There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated
through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time,
this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist
through any other medium and be lost. The world will not have it. It is
not your business to determine how good it is, nor how valuable it is, nor
how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it
yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even
have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep yourself open
and aware directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel
open...."
-- Martha Graham to Agnes de Mille, _Martha: The Life and Work of Martha
Graham_, as quoted by George Carlin in _Brain Droppings_.
e) Channel your aggression into something positive. This is very
important, particularly if you have a lot of aggression. One fuckup can
stick with you for a long time.
--Mark