Music Profession Quotes

I'm a working travelling musician, but just on a bigger scale.

It's a humbling thing, having kids. One of my sons came to rehearsals, and now he says Daddy's job is 'go play loud music.'

I guess I am a rapper. It's weird to be called that, or tell someone that's your profession.

Professionally, I want to keep playing music; I can't escape that.

I love music, so if I wasn't singing, I would probably still be working in the music industry. I love songwriting, so I'd probably be a songwriter.

No matter what went down, music was always going to be a part of my life. What ultimately happened is that, over a period of time, I just kind of looked around and when like, 'Wow! I'm actually making a living doing this.'

I write songs. Then I record them. And later, maybe I perform them on stage. That's what I do. That's my job. Simple. I don't feel comfortable doing interviews. My profession is music, and writing songs. I like to do it, but I hate to talk about it...Music is spiritual. The music business is not. Being famous was extremely disappointing for me. When I became famous it was a complete drag and it is still a complete drag.

I'm not a musician, but I play music. So it's a strange thing.

I'd rather give up my ears than my eyes, which might sound unusual for a musician.

I started making music professionally when I was 14.

I never thought a career as a musician was possible.

I prefer the word 'musician.' I'm a musician and a composer. I have a problem with the word 'artist.' I don't know if it's the same in English, but words like 'artist' and 'star' put people on a pedestal, which is not really good for my brain.

I'm a Christian, but I'm just an artist. I'm a musician.

I really want to be just a singer-songwriter. That's who I am.

I have come to Kolkata to make music, but I can't expect one director to give me work all the time.

'The Voice' was the first real job I've ever had that wasn't just messing around with music.

I go through periods listening to specific types of music. Because I'm a musician, listening to music is... it's a bit like work for me. A little bit.

I didn't think at all as a young child that music would be my profession. It was just something that one did along with going to Brownies or going to church or going to school or anything else that one did in sort of one's very young life.

I'm a songwriter first.

I am a muso, and I love doing it. I assumed that would be my career for a long time. I always wanted to be a writer, but I didn't think that anyone could actually be that full-time, so I always go back to conducting and arranging and playing. If you scratch me, I'm a musician.

I'm Eddie Vedder and I sing. I do.

Playing live and making a living from music was always the only goal.

The Beach Boys was a family hobby that we turned into a profession. We're very blessed.

Mum is a photographer, and Dad does world music and plays almost every instrument except for drums.

All my life, I had loved music and been in choir, and I have a degree in music, but I never planned on doing it as a job. I had a realistic perspective on that. I thought maybe work at a church or be a teacher if you wanted to work in music.