I would have loved it, don't get me wrong. But this is a competitive world, so I need to be where the money is, and not following a pipe dream. Get a decent degree, and then worry about where my art can go. And so, I'm doing computer science. Where, in your country, there's over 100,000 vacancies looking for that degree.
Doesn't make me any less talented, or artistic. But I'm learning valuable skills I cannot teach myself.