Those things you don't want to be hard are chores. Software wasn't a chore for me; I enjoyed it. I play guitar too, I'm really glad I have another hobby that isn't programming actually. I guess it would be like if I could get programmed like Neo in The Matrix, I say "I know guitar" and suddenly I'm Jimmy Page. I wouldn't bother. Anyone could do it so it would be pointless to play. That's how I feel about programming now.
Yeah fair enough. I thought I had successfully avoided the management track my entire career, and here I am, a session manager.