I thought it would take longer for people to rip on Marten for doing the exact thing they've been ripping on him for not doing for months/years/your personal time-frame based on how long you've been in the forums versus when you noticed said ripping.
I personally wanted Marten to do something a little more career oriented, like going to a local college to get a useful degree. Library job isnt going to cut it much longer. A better career and less time sitting around the coffee shop and bar would be good for him.
"Getting the band back together" is a fun hobby, but a hobby nonetheless. However, I'm glad he's doing something, even though it's not the best use of his time. I guess in QC world, adding Sven and Marigold to the band makes it world famous somehow, but being grounded to reality I would not suggest he put his time into making the band more than a hobby, especially after today's comic.
This is why you would never make it in music, though it seems that's far from your priority. Pop music (used in the general sense to separate it from orchestral or choral, what I generally call "legit music") is about 10% what you know (talent), 30% who you know (connections), and 60% combined ambition and perseverance. I was in a band for 7 years. I ended up quitting for various reasons, but the guitar player (and since I quit, the only founding member never to have quit the band) had the most drive to succeed in music that I've ever seen in anyone. He was my best friend for about 15 years or so, and honestly didn't have a lot of drive for anything else, but he was dedicated to music, specifically to the idea of his band being successful. I've never seen him work so hard at anything else.
This year, Stand Your Ground (the band I'm talking about, if it isn't obvious) has made their first national US tour a success, played several festivals, and very soon (30 Aug), they will release their Rite of Passage/Mediaskare debut album,
Despondenseas. If any of you are fans of heavier music, you might recognize that record label as home to bands like Bury Your Dead, As Blood Runs Black, Reign Supreme, It Prevails, etc.
Anyway, that was quite a long tangent to say that I fully believe that music is a valid career choice, and a difficult one. Also, it's one of the most rewarding things you could possibly do.
Also, guitar, bass guitar, and drums can put together some pretty kick-ass instrumentals (especially with the help of loop pedals, and possibly laptops), but I agree that it would be better if they got a vocalist. Then again I am a vocalist, so maybe I'm biased.