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title: "10 Career Musician Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [I never thought a career as a musician was possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billie-eilish/i-never-thought-a-career-as-a-musician-was-possible/)

[Billie Eilish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billie-eilish/)

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> [Having a simple career as a musician who liked music was good enough for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lana-del-rey/having-a-simple-career-as-a-musician-who-liked-music-was-good-enough/)

[Lana Del Rey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lana-del-rey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96f/lana-del-rey-1196_career_having-a-simple-career-as-a-musician-who_1881980.jpg)

> [I don't have to forsake my career as a musician. I know how to write songs - that's not going to leave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/i-don-t-have-to-forsake-my-career-as-a-musician-i-know-how-to-write/)

[Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bb/billy-squier-4506_career_i-don-t-have-to-forsake-my-career-as-a-m_2662313.png)

> [I couldn't concentrate on music. So I made the choice to give up my career as a musician in the frontline to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-fripp/i-couldn-t-concentrate-on-music-so-i-made-the-choice-to-give-up-my/)

[Robert Fripp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-fripp/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05d/robert-fripp-10320_business_i-couldn-t-concentrate-on-music-so-i-mad_2171850.jpg)

> [The one mentality I've always tried to have is that no matter what stage in your career that you are in as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-jonas/the-one-mentality-i-ve-always-tried-to-have-is-that-no-matter-what/)

[Nick Jonas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-jonas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0a/nick-jonas-2528_always_the-one-mentality-i-ve-always-tried-to-h_2643330.jpg)

> [I had this fantasy vision of what a career as a musician was like. And then I grew up and actually got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lari-white/i-had-this-fantasy-vision-of-what-a-career-as-a-musician-was-like-and/)

[Lari White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lari-white/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4a/lari-white-11827_business_i-had-this-fantasy-vision-of-what-a-care_96960.jpg)

> [I'm better at producing than I am at being a songwriter, but it doesn't change the fact that I still have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-congleton/i-m-better-at-producing-than-i-am-at-being-a-songwriter-but-it-doesn/)

[John Congleton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-congleton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d3/john-congleton-32160_bigs_i-m-better-at-producing-than-i-am-at-bei_1518881.jpg)

> [I was never successful in a noteworthy way, no one wrote about me, and I didn't have recognition. I've met a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lana-del-rey/i-was-never-successful-in-a-noteworthy-way-no-one-wrote-about-me-and/)

[Lana Del Rey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lana-del-rey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a5/lana-del-rey-1196_careers_i-was-never-successful-in-a-noteworthy-w_1709565.jpg)

> [For me, music is sort of my passion, more so than being an actor. I just never tried to make a career…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-kazee/for-me-music-is-sort-of-my-passion-more-so-than-being-an-actor-i-just/)

[Steve Kazee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-kazee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf1/steve-kazee-16650_actors_for-me-music-is-sort-of-my-passion-more_1642580.jpg)

> [When you get in the middle of a career and you're successful, people come and offer you things. My biggest fear was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-mcgraw/when-you-get-in-the-middle-of-a-career-and-you-re-successful-people/)

[Tim McGraw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-mcgraw/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a5/tim-mcgraw-3313_being-cool_when-you-get-in-the-middle-of-a-career-a_2431640.png)

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