Enough Quote by Flea

I always wanted to be a full-time musician. Every television job I had was a means to buy a grand piano, or to put…

— John Tesh

I work hard making music - that's how I earn a living.

— Dr. Dre

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

In my mid 30's, after a decade or so of giving full time to the music thing and finding myself with about $10 in…

— Anonymous

I had to have a lot of jobs until I was supporting myself through music, but I knew that those jobs were all leading…

— Jason Mraz

Before breaking into music, I had various jobs: forklift driver, driving a courier. But I was forced into working rather than doing it off…

— Gary Numan

When I graduated college, I had a fairly successful weekly club gig and was buying more studio equipment and writing my own music. I…

— Kaskade

Growing up, I was always surrounded by musicians. After I got into that trouble, got locked up and when I got out I couldn't…

— Akon

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

— Scatman Crothers

Eventually, out of sheer will of never wanting to get a job or go to college, I found my way into doing music full-time.

— Nate Ruess

Playing in my early bands, working as a studio musician, producing and going to art school was, in retrospect, my apprenticeship. I was learning…

— Jimmy Page

Well, I actually first got into music as a small child, and as I became a teen, I sought out making money from music,…

— Chantal Kreviazuk