River Phoenix Quotes

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

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.

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.

Preparing for a future in music is an expensive proposition.

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 never really thought about becoming a professional musician.

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 have literally been working in music just about my entire life.

I want to do music the rest of my life.

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

I been doing music my whole life.

The best decision I ever made, period, was to get into the music business.

I want to pursue music in the future, but I'm taking it a step at a time and making sure I'm constantly growing.

My parents played the radio, but music was never an obsession or something that I thought I could call a career.

When I was 11, I decided that music was what I wanted to pursue as a career.

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

Anything that had to do with music is what I wanted to do.

I never thought a career as a musician was possible.

Music was my passion, and I started out as a singer. It's just natural to me to keep pursuing my music career.

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

I never pictured myself as a professional musician.

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.

The goal as a musician, I think, is to be able to make music as a living for the rest of your life.

I've never been in the music industry, only acting.