--- title: "11 Musicians Make Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Musicians Make quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Musicians Make sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/508/eddie-van-halen-6965_life_we-re-musicians-we-make-music-for-a-livi_162334.jpg" --- > [We're musicians. We make music for a living. It's that simple. Nothing else matters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/we-re-musicians-we-make-music-for-a-living-it-s-that-simple-nothing/) [Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/508/eddie-van-halen-6965_life_we-re-musicians-we-make-music-for-a-livi_162334.jpg) > [Ultimately, musicians make their money in live concerts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-popper/ultimately-musicians-make-their-money-in-live-concerts/) [John Popper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-popper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51b/john-popper-4917_concerts_ultimately-musicians-make-their-money-in_1480252.jpg) > [Jazz music is the power of now. There is no script. It's conversation. The emotion is given to you by musicians as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wynton-marsalis/jazz-music-is-the-power-of-now-there-is-no-script-it-s-conversation/) [Wynton Marsalis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wynton-marsalis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/154/wynton-marsalis-1721_communication_jazz-music-is-the-power-of-now-there-is_2853523.png) > [There are reasons that bands and musicians make demos and outtakes - because they are not good enough to make the record.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-patton/there-are-reasons-that-bands-and-musicians-make-demos-and-outtakes/) [Mike Patton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-patton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc8/mike-patton-3753_forget_there-are-reasons-that-bands-and-musicia_1569211.jpg) > [Most musicians make the same record every time, and that's fine. But the people I respected when I was growing up, like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-moore/most-musicians-make-the-same-record-every-time-and-that-s-fine-but/) [Gary Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f9/gary-moore-11908_music_most-musicians-make-the-same-record-ever_26062.png) > [Royalties are not how most writers or musicians make their living. Musicians by and large make a living with a relationship with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-perry-barlow/royalties-are-not-how-most-writers-or-musicians-make-their-living/) [John Perry Barlow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-perry-barlow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10c/john-perry-barlow-9208_audience_royalties-are-not-how-most-writers-or-mu_2077603.jpg) > [Some musicians make and record music; other musicians play in a band... I just make and record music, and I don't feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/varg-vikernes/some-musicians-make-and-record-music-other-musicians-play-in-a-band-i/) [Varg Vikernes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/varg-vikernes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/059/varg-vikernes-2973_band_some-musicians-make-and-record-music-oth_760892.png) > [I understand that, because there are so many musicians, you have to make artists into brands, but I sometimes feel like I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitski/i-understand-that-because-there-are-so-many-musicians-you-have-to/) [Mitski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22d/mitski-6905_art_i-understand-that-because-there-are-so-m_1178590.jpg) > [The sacrifice musicians make, the results they achieve are fantastic. These are the big people as far as I am concerned. So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruno-sammartino/the-sacrifice-musicians-make-the-results-they-achieve-are-fantastic/) [Bruno Sammartino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruno-sammartino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3c/bruno-sammartino-6340_achieve_the-sacrifice-musicians-make-the-results_2556641.jpg) > [I get the most starstruck around musicians. I get tongue-tied and don't know what to say. I'm so jealous of them. When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judd-apatow/i-get-the-most-starstruck-around-musicians-i-get-tongue-tied-and-don/) [Judd Apatow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judd-apatow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/287/judd-apatow-1471_albums_i-get-the-most-starstruck-around-musicia_3133902.jpg) > [In order to function and pay our bills and our taxes and feed our families and stuff, musicians have to make a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-snell/in-order-to-function-and-pay-our-bills-and-our-taxes-and-feed-our/) [Matt Snell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-snell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b93/matt-snell-39143_able_in-order-to-function-and-pay-our-bills-a_875728.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/musicians-make/#itemlist", "name": "Musicians Make Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We're musicians. 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