Composer Quote by Cliff Martinez

Every composer's music reflects in its subject-matter and in its style the source of the money the composer is living on while writing the…

— Virgil Thomson

I think the death knell for any musician is getting a job that you like and pays enough that you just stay there forever.

— Wesley Schultz

Right from the 17th century, composers who have taken up music as their means of livelihood went through a hard time financially. They were…

— Ilaiyaraaja

Being a musician is a noble profession.

— Paul Weller

I'm a composer. I know nothing about money and commercial stuff. I just write music.

— Vangelis

What is the source of power of musicians who are financially browbeaten, most of whom work for minimum wage or less? Musicians who cannot…

— Itay Talgam

To be a composer, you have to be a die-hard music lover - which I am.

— Devi Sri Prasad

I met a lot of label people at the start of doing this music thing, and I just realised soon that it wasn't much…

— Rex Orange County

I think the reason composers aren't valued is because many act as servants rather than music directors. Instead of taking a stand based on…

— M. Jayachandran

Musicians know all about unemployment. You're unemployed a lot, and I think there's a great deal of empathy between musicians and people who are…

— Billy Joel

The wage for most musicians is a modest amount, and that includes me some of the time.

— David Byrne

That folk music led to learning to play, and making things up led to what turns out to be the most lucrative part of…

— Jackson Browne