--- title: "12 Touring Musician Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 12 Touring Musician quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Touring Musician sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67a/joshua-james-alphonse-francesc_aspect_i-think-every-touring-musician-sacrifice_2825773.jpg" --- > [I think every touring musician sacrifices aspects of their life to do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-james-alphonse-franceschi/i-think-every-touring-musician-sacrifices-aspects-of-their-life-to-do/) [Joshua James Alphonse Franceschi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-james-alphonse-franceschi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67a/joshua-james-alphonse-francesc_aspect_i-think-every-touring-musician-sacrifice_2825773.jpg) > [I didn't set out to be a touring musician.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-savoretti/i-didn-t-set-out-to-be-a-touring-musician/) [Jack Savoretti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-savoretti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/278/jack-savoretti-6132_music_i-didn-t-set-out-to-be-a-touring-musicia_692888.jpg) > [When you're a touring musician, you're always turning over new rocks and there's always a certain level of tension in your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-kozelek/when-you-re-a-touring-musician-you-re-always-turning-over-new-rocks-3/) [Mark Kozelek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-kozelek/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9a/mark-kozelek-8742_certain_when-you-re-a-touring-musician-you-re-al_2803384.jpg) > [I'm a touring musician. I don't watch the charts. I had the kind of success I'd hoped for. I won Grammys for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-colvin/i-m-a-touring-musician-i-don-t-watch-the-charts-i-had-the-kind-of/) [Shawn Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-colvin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/603/shawn-colvin-14509_folk_i-m-a-touring-musician-i-don-t-watch-the_2006675.png) > [I think I'll always live between Melbourne and L.A. but being a touring musician, you're never really home anywhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-flip/i-think-i-ll-always-live-between-melbourne-and-l-a-but-being-a/) [G Flip](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-flip/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/678/g-flip-5767_always_i-think-i-ll-always-live-between-melbour_1610031.jpg) > [The thing that is comforting about being a touring musician is whenever I say bye to my friends, I'm like, 'I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julien-baker/the-thing-that-is-comforting-about-being-a-touring-musician-is/) [Julien Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julien-baker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c3/julien-baker-6187_again_the-thing-that-is-comforting-about-being_251239.jpg) > [I've been making electronic music for twenty some odd years but, because I grew up playing in punk rock bands, when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/moby/i-ve-been-making-electronic-music-for-twenty-some-odd-years-but/) [Moby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/moby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b49/moby-549_band_i-ve-been-making-electronic-music-for-tw_3071217.jpg) > [So if you can make it through, you know you've got something good, you can handle anything. We've been blessed to grow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lizzo/so-if-you-can-make-it-through-you-know-you-ve-got-something-good-you/) [Lizzo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lizzo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15e/lizzo-40465_blessed_so-if-you-can-make-it-through-you-know-y_1343536.jpg) > [When you're a touring musician, you're always turning over new rocks, and there's always a certain level of tension in your life.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-kozelek/when-you-re-a-touring-musician-you-re-always-turning-over-new-rocks/) [Mark Kozelek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-kozelek/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed3/mark-kozelek-8742_business_when-you-re-a-touring-musician-you-re-al_235656.jpg) > [I knew from a very young age that I wanted to be in that world. But I also understood that being a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domino-kirke/i-knew-from-a-very-young-age-that-i-wanted-to-be-in-that-world-but-i/) [Domino Kirke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domino-kirke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cc/domino-kirke-12801_age_i-knew-from-a-very-young-age-that-i-want_434912.jpg) > [When you're a touring musician, you're always turning over new rocks and there's always a certain level of tension in your life.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-kozelek/when-you-re-a-touring-musician-you-re-always-turning-over-new-rocks-2/) [Mark Kozelek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-kozelek/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0e/mark-kozelek-8742_business_when-you-re-a-touring-musician-you-re-al_2357549.jpg) > [Being on the road, because you do so much waiting and so much traveling. It's not the same thing as being in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/how-to-dress-well/being-on-the-road-because-you-do-so-much-waiting-and-so-much/) [How to Dress Well](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/how-to-dress-well/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7d/how-to-dress-well-19520_journey_being-on-the-road-because-you-do-so-much_2880341.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/touring-musician/#itemlist", "name": "Touring Musician Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think every touring musician sacrifices aspects of their life to do it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joshua James Alphonse Franceschi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-james-alphonse-franceschi/i-think-every-touring-musician-sacrifices-aspects-of-their-life-to-do/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67a/joshua-james-alphonse-francesc_aspect_i-think-every-touring-musician-sacrifice_2825773.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67a/joshua-james-alphonse-francesc_aspect_i-think-every-touring-musician-sacrifice_2825773.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67a/joshua-james-alphonse-francesc_aspect_i-think-every-touring-musician-sacrifice_2825773.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think every touring musician sacrifices aspects of their life to do it.” — Joshua James Alphonse Franceschi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I didn't set out to be a touring musician.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jack Savoretti" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-savoretti/i-didn-t-set-out-to-be-a-touring-musician/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/278/jack-savoretti-6132_music_i-didn-t-set-out-to-be-a-touring-musicia_692888.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/278/jack-savoretti-6132_music_i-didn-t-set-out-to-be-a-touring-musicia_692888.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/278/jack-savoretti-6132_music_i-didn-t-set-out-to-be-a-touring-musicia_692888.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I didn't set out to be a touring musician.” — Jack Savoretti", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you're a touring musician, you're always turning over new rocks and there's always a certain level of tension in your life.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mark Kozelek" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-kozelek/when-you-re-a-touring-musician-you-re-always-turning-over-new-rocks-3/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9a/mark-kozelek-8742_certain_when-you-re-a-touring-musician-you-re-al_2803384.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9a/mark-kozelek-8742_certain_when-you-re-a-touring-musician-you-re-al_2803384.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9a/mark-kozelek-8742_certain_when-you-re-a-touring-musician-you-re-al_2803384.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When you're a touring musician, you're always turning over new rocks and there's always a certain level of…” — Mark Kozelek", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm a touring musician. 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