Art Quote by Imelda May

I used to sing as a living while I was at university.

— Charlotte Ritchie

I worked as a singing, dancing busgirl in high school.

— Rutina Wesley

I thought of singing and acting as a living-making. I was able to take care of myself and a few of my friends.

— Lena Horne

I made a living being a background singer for years.

— Katey Sagal

I was always going to make music, but I cleaned up my act a lot just to be a good dad and a husband.…

— Randy Houser

For those two years in college I was constantly singing and writing and playing in coffee houses and stuff.

— Dan Fogelberg

I only began to sing because I couldn't get a job as an actress.

— Barbra Streisand

I moved to Nashville to be a songwriter. I found out that was a job, that someone would pay you to sit in a…

— Chris Stapleton

My first job was singing on the Cas Walker radio show in Knoxville, Tennessee. I was about 10 years old, and I thought it…

— Dolly Parton

I was the singing voice of a cartoon character. I did dog food commercials. I did a lot of commercials, actually, and helped pay…

— Cheryl Ladd

In the autumn of 1970 I had a job singing in the school system, playing my guitar in classrooms.

— Don McLean

My parents had normal jobs, and I didn't just want to work all day, and so I thought if I could break into music…

— Nate Ruess