Money Quote by Jake Holmes

As musicians it's often difficult. You go to a dinner party and most people treat you like some kind of exotic animal and in…

— Brian Molko

Think it's so unfair when people think that you're not a "real artist" unless you're getting paid for it…I personally know so many poets…

— Sarah Kay

When it comes to writing songs, I've always got to be commissioned to do it. I won't write unless someone has got a real…

— Clare Grogan

If a song is cooking in the studio, that's great, but if I can imagine doing it on stage, that's the next level to…

— Chrysta Bell

In my experience, what every true artist wants, really wants, is to be paid.

— Terry Pratchett

Poetry is music though, unfortunately, not all music is poetry. Because music has other carriers to take its message - beats, lyrics, singers, bass…

— Nikki Giovanni

Artists usually don't make all that much money, and they often keep their artistic hobby despite the money rather than due to it.

— Linus Torvalds

I'm so lucky that I get to write my own music and write my own stories, so every single time I look down in…

— Taylor Swift

I've never written one note or word of music simply because I think it will make money.

— Brian Wilson

People who publish poetry today do it from a sense that poetry needs to be published, not because they think they are going to…

— Campbell McGrath

I envy musicians their ability to live their art and share it with an audience, in the moment. From a filmmaker's standpoint, that's so…

— Todd Haynes

There are many tremendous artists that never make it. Talent is not enough if no one sees, hears and tastes your work.

— apl.de.ap