Casino Quote by Chuck Berry

If you've become a huge act and you're still doing the same music you wrote with your friends when you were making zero dollars,…

— Dan Deacon

I'm not in it for the money. I like music. I love to write music. I can't imagine myself not playing or singing or…

— Paul Simon

I had success early on where I'm able to try to keep it fun, and I don't have to do things just for the…

— Norah Jones

When I decided to be a musician I reckoned that that was going to be the way of less profit, less money. I was…

— Tom Petty

I was busy enough when I was just a musician. I wasn't making all that much money but I was busy.

— Scatman Crothers

Writing and playing songs is something that I've loved doing since the day I started. It's never been a chore; it's always a hobby.…

— George Ezra

When I went to school, it was really just to immerse myself in listening to, studying, and making music. I came out like, "How…

— Dan Deacon

I started writing rather late in the game. I was fascinated about the story about how Bob Dylan, for 'Nashville Skyline,' wrote between takes.…

— Leon Russell

I've always known I could write. I have an ear for production and melody. It was just that, in those early years, I let…

— Belinda Carlisle

I was lucky enough to just play music as a living and not have a nine-to-five job. I didn't have to pay the bills…

— Mark Stoermer

I, as a young guy getting out of music school, I didn't like the prospect of spending my life writing music for about 200 people.

— Philip Glass

It's a radical time for musicians, a really revolutionary time, and I believe revolutions like Napster are a lot more fun than cash, which…

— Courtney Love