What ever happened to just creating art for fun? The guy who made the disney channel jingle got paid a mid lump sum, and was virtually unknown for years. Yet when interviewed on his legacy, his reasoning was "I just want to create art of the sake of it, not to be household name".
This video gives really good insight on the thread topic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_rjBWmc1iQ 