While I used to make my living principally as a record producer, as time went on, I had to depend more and more on my live performances because of the evolution of the record industry, which has de-emphasized what made it possible to make a living.
I am sure I'd have made a better all-around man if I hadn't lost so much time just making a living.
My true love is history, but I didn't know how I could make a living at it.
I love my job. I love waking up in the morning and doing this, and I want to continue making a living doing it.
There are obviously two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live.
The biggest mistake people make in life is not trying to make a living at doing what they most enjoy.
If you're going into music, work on your music and do it as well as you can. And look at it as a business. I'm in it to make a living, too.
I've always been interested in art and making things, but I chose not to go to art school because I thought I needed to do something else. Art was a tough way to make a living.
I've managed to make a living in a very ridiculous business, and that's fine with me. The trick now is, after you've been in it for a while, you still have to remember to have fun.
At this stage, my chief professional goal is simply to keep on writing and making a living at it.
I always considered trying to make a living playing music. But it was always really clear to me, at the various stages in my life, that it really wasn't a possibility unless some phenomenal thing happened.
It's always good to have your fan base and to continue to do what you love to do and making a living and seeing the people and travel and do everything, it's always a great thing for me.
