Life Quote by Ben E. King

I used to sing all the time. But I couldn't imagine getting paid for it.

— Anne Murray

Singing as a full-time job was not something I had given a lot of thought to and I had no clear notion of the…

— Charley Pride

I had to get rich so I could afford to sing like I was poor again.

— Dolly Parton

You've got to sing like you don't need the money.

— Glenda Jackson

For an individual, playback singing is not enough to sustain a career, and it is not really a main source of income.

— Armaan Malik

Often, when I was out working, it wasn't a big media thing. I've noticed that people don't know how much I've been singing over…

— Laura Nyro

I grew up in a really small town with not a lot of money, and I liked singing, but it was just something that…

— Justin Bieber

I'm a musician at heart. I know I'm not really a singer. I couldn't compete with real singers. But I sing because the public…

— Nat King Cole

The life of a singer is you have to pay your bills. You have to take a gig.

— Judith Hill

I trained to sing well, but now I sing poorly for a living. That was money well spent.

— Colleen Ballinger

I don't just sing for free. It's my work. You're paid for what you do. And I work hard.

— Celine Dion

I finally realized that so much of the music world is about how much money you've got, how much you can pay to make…

— Patrick Wolf