John Mayall Quotes

I write and play music. I'd like to be a musician at some point.

I've been around two years shy of 50 years doing what I do. I am a musician.

I was someone who knew what they wanted to do for so long. I was always fascinated by music, always a student of pop.

I have no such ambition of becoming an actor. I want to grow as a musician, singer and songwriter.

I played the guitar and thought that was what I was going to do as a career. I still record music that is played in my restaurants.

Preparing for a future in music is an expensive proposition.

After school I moved to London to get involved in music. I took the whole thing very seriously.

My intention when I came into this industry was to be a musician, not necessarily a recording artist, just a musician in general. And that's the reason I went to college and got my degree, which has been great for me. It's helped me a lot with my career.

As a youngster, I never dreamed there could be a career actually earning a living writing music.

I went to college to find myself. That's where I really realized I wanted to be a recording artist and started on the process of figuring out how to do that.

My son is a professional musician now.

I actually always wanted to end up somewhere in music, I just didn't know what.

I always knew, that in some way, I'd be connected to, and involved in, the music business.

A musician is a professional, whether he or she is successful or not. The profession itself must be regarded as a stable job.

I always knew I'd be in music in some sort of capacity. I didn't know if I'd be successful at it, but I knew I'd be doing something in it. Maybe get a job in a record store. Maybe even play in a band. I never got into this to be a star.

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.

My mother insisted that I pursue music. I rented out my father's musical equipment and earned some money. As a child, I wasn't sure about a career goal, but I was always fascinated by electronic gadgets, specially musical equipment.

I've made a life and career as a professional musician.

I studied audio engineering at university. The background I am from, music was never seen as a viable career; it was always a hobby.

I knew when I went to a very hippie high school that focused on music that I wanted to do something in the industry.

I am not, and have no interest in being, a musician of any kind.

I attended a post-college program in L.A. for Music Business and Production. Took several courses involving Music Production, Arrangement, and Songwriting.

That's when we was makin this video stuff. They went all over the place makin it. And they was wantin to know, at the college, how I got started playin and how do I do everything - you know, all that.

I'm basically a musician.

I'd like to do something that involves music.