College Quote by Chris Young

When I was about 12, I had my first paying gig - 8 dollars to play rhythm guitar in a polka band. Pretty soon,…

— Willie Nelson

I did 12 shows in 13 weeks at a summer theater in Maine where we were paid $35 a week. After taxes and $25…

— Martin Landau

The first paid gig? It was back home in Terre Haute, Indiana, back in 1925, '26, when I was going to high school and…

— Scatman Crothers

One of the most humbling gigs I've ever had was I was paid by a neighbor to go get a dead bird out of…

— Walker Hayes

One of my first bartending gigs was on Santa Monica Boulevard at Doug Weston's Troubadour, a very famous live music venue.

— Jon Taffer

I've gotten to play some cool venues, like at an aquarium in La Jolla, California.

— Borns

I did a lot of crazy gigs man. I hosted a Jack and Jill strip club in Woonsocket Rhode Island which is this tiny…

— Joe Rogan

The first time I ever got paid to play was 1/18/99, Fire Hall in Bordentown, New Jersey. Played first on the bill - we…

— Jack Antonoff

Offers for me to play dances, society parties, even churches, were now coming in regularly. For most dates I was paid the sum of…

— Mary Lou Williams

It was my first time in Kansas City. In about two or three days I had a gig at a place called The Monroe…

— Jay McShann

I was a grill cook at McDonalds for a little bit. I did landscape for a little bit. I played a lot in the…

— Aaron Lewis

My first time performing was in the black box theater of my high school's basement as a member of 'Clownaz,' the school's improv team.…

— Joe Mande