Category Quote by John Oates

All my life, I had loved music and been in choir, and I have a degree in music, but I never planned on doing…

— Walker Hayes

Even in high school, music was just a really fun thing on the side. I don't think I grasped the fact that it could…

— Sigrid

I studied audio engineering at university. The background I am from, music was never seen as a viable career; it was always a hobby.

— Chet Faker

There happened to be guitar classes at the college, and there was a guitar teacher there with whom I used to play. In addition,…

— Mark Knopfler

When I found music I thought, that's what I want to do, but the idea of it being a job never crossed my mind.…

— Caleb Followill

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

I would be involved with music whether I had a career or not. I'm always going to be writing songs and recording them.

— Tom Scholz

I didn't know music would end up being my job, but I loved it so much I wanted to do it every day.

— Mat Kearney

I never had a real job either. I sort of fell out of school and ended up playing guitar.

— Vivian Campbell

I've never had a real job in my life. I didn't learn anything, I was terrible at school. It was just this thing. Music…

— Hans Zimmer

I never thought being a musician would be something I could make a career out of.

— Vidya Vox

Music is my life. The only other thing I've done is office work in different places. But no real professional career other than singing.

— Gloria Gaynor