Will check that book out when I have the money to buy a book. Doesn't that depend on what you call passion? You could say that you didn't follow your passion (to become a musician) but found something related to it that was economically more viable. What would've happened if you followed the advice of 'follow your passion' and did become a musician? That you now ended up happier wasn't something that you knew beforehand, as far as I can tell. Any big names? Were they much different then compared to their fame now? Yeah, I think I don't agree with him that we should abandon passion altogether, nor go practical all the way. For me, I am often too passion/interest focused and might do good to improve my money-making abilities. Which is hard, but at least I'm building a nice CV.(and more than a few that actually were - I'n'I got stories)
Always figure out ways to bring them closer together.