I did it. I quite piano age 14 to play bassoon in school band, then lost the school loaned instrument when I graduated. I bought a hifi stereo and played a lot of records while I persued science through college, then a job. Finally age 30 I had enough income that I bought a house, then age 32 a piano. I missed do it yourself music so much. The free access piano at the officer's club (my job age 30-33) was a beat up piece of **** Kimball.
I still miss the school band though. No amateur group has come close to being as good as they were.
Age 45 I tried singing in the local little theater, HMS Pinnafore, but those people kept dragging in the latest infection to pass on to me. I had four weeks of colds in two bouts in 9 weeks of rehearsal/performance. Its not worth it. **** European decendents get over a cold in two days, but not me.
I've tried finding a local pop band to play in, but every venue like music stores where bands form require you play imported rubber ****, and every pop musician not already in a band smokes dope or requires beer to play! Or they are age fourteen. It would be so easy to socialize if I just played computer games or something.