Leon Bridges Quotes

I didn't think it would be possible for me to do music professionally. I was afraid to speak up and say I wanted to become a musician.

I knew I always wanted to sing.

Since I was a little child, I always wanted to do music. That was my passion.

I was so moved by music that I wanted to create it as well, but once you decide that's what you want to do with your life, to be successful, you have to be business-minded, too.

Music is what I want to do for the rest of my life.

Whenever people used to ask me what I wanted to be when I was older, I would always say that I wanted to be a singer. When I was 12, I decided I would do something about it, so I started writing songs.

I have been involved in music since 1972 when I started managing two artists from The Jimi Hendrix Band. My family has been involved in music for years, so it's kind of in my blood. I just wish I could sing!

I would love to be able to pursue music as a career but honestly, I'm just not good enough.

My parents always knew that I loved music. They just didn't think I'd try to make it a career. They thought I'd be a painter or an art teacher or something like that.

I been doing music my whole life.

I loved playing the guitar and I knew I was pretty good at it, so that's what I wanted to do with my life.

All I knew when I moved to Nashville was that I wanted to make music in whatever shape and form I could.

I am following my dream. I've always loved music and believed in making music.

Music is what I always dreamed of doing. But at a certain point in my career, they convinced me to act, and that started me acting.

I feel very blessed we can still have a career making music.

I just want to sing, I want to work on my music, I want to make my movies, that's all I want to do.

I don't intend to stop making music.

I guess people assume I have some sort of totally magical life, but I'm a working musician, fortunately. I've worked on my craft, and I'm very fortunate I've been able to survive in a very competitive industry and enjoy my success. It's not easy.

The worst frustration for a singer is choosing a career in making music and then not being able to make music because you're always giving interviews.

I think it's really cool how J. Lo's been able to balance an acting career and a music career. That's something I strive for.

Especially in music, you wonder, Okay, should I still be doing this? Like, are you overstaying your welcome at the party? But I don't know.

It is one thing to record an album but it's a huge difference when people play it and listen to it and embrace it the way that I do. It has always been my dream to get my music out to the world and have people hear it.

I've always had a passion for music, but I never saw me as a musician for a living. I never thought that I could make a living. It never dawned on me.

I thought for a long time that I was going to be a pop artist. It was around 18-19 that I started to make that a reality. I just knew that this was my destiny.

I started playing music when I was really young.