Asking Quote by Frankie Avalon

I haven't paid for anything since I became famous.

— Melissa de la Cruz

I did all my guitar playing at my house. And then finally, I was throwing hay and stuff working in Stockton and somebody offered…

— Chris Isaak

The original goal for Papa John's was to make $50 grand a year and have $50 grand in the bank so I could get a date.

— John Schnatter

My standing gig in college was playing the El Chico patio on Murfreesboro Road. I got $100, tips, and free quesadillas.

— Chris Young

I used to sing all the time. But I couldn't imagine getting paid for it.

— Anne Murray

I didn't get paid for performances most of my life. If I did, I would be billionaire now, and I'm not.

— Marina Abramovic

Someone pays me a hundred bucks every Tuesday to DJ. I don't think I'll ever give that up.

— Shannyn Sossamon

I didn't get paid for my first gig supporting Usher Raymond in the Temple in Tottenham when I was 17 or 18. I bugged…

— Lemar

I sang for my family. And I think probably the first time I sang and got paid for it, I was about 6 or 7.

— Barbara Cook

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

Singing as a full-time job was not something I had given a lot of thought to and I had no clear notion of the…

— Charley Pride

I've had money thrown onstage, dollars, couple of five-dollar bills. I took the money, but it wasn't much.

— R. Kelly