Been Quote by David Sanborn

I am very aware now that music is a business, but there is also a way to go about making music that is true…

— Ronnie Montrose

I always considered trying to make a living playing music. But it was always really clear to me, at the various stages in my…

— Tracy Chapman

There is music out there that is commercially driven, whether you like it or not. That's a peculiarly American innovation. We innovated the commercial…

— Rhiannon Giddens

For instance, I'm always fascinated to see whether, given the kind of fairly known and established form called popular music, whether there is some…

— Brian Eno

The music that I make is pretty sincere; it's from my heart and I love it, and what just happened is more people have…

— Esperanza Spalding

I look around my life and it's hard to believe that music has given me all that I have.

— Jason Mraz

I take inspiration from so many places. I think, more than anything, it would have to be the music made by others that I've…

— Shura

I hadn't really thought about the kind of music I wanted to make. I was just making raps and stuff. I thought that was…

— Charli XCX

I've been making music since I was 13 years old, and it was always foot on the gas, full belief, full faith - even…

— Sam Ryder

I never believed - or knew for sure - if I would be able to make a professional life in music. But it turned…

— Gordon Lightfoot

I've always been incredibly lucky that the music that I make, other people like it.

— Sarah McLachlan

I feel like there's no real innovation in having some music. It's more just unique personalities and unique expressions, and you being able to…

— Maynard James Keenan