Actually Quote by John Williams

Only become a musician if there is absolutely no other way you can make a living.

— Kirke Mecham

I, as a young guy getting out of music school, I didn't like the prospect of spending my life writing music for about 200 people.

— Philip Glass

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a writer, but I didn't think it would really be possible.

— Lisa Joy

I had been writing songs for awhile - since I was 14 - and playing guitar, but I never really knew how to go…

— Melanie Martinez

I'm pretty much living my dream job, but one day I would love to dedicate more time to writing and performing my own music.

— Kendall Schmidt

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

— Vidya Vox

I've always liked to write, but I never thought I could make a career out of it.

— Dee Rees

I'd written songs since I was 16, but I never thought that I would be a musician full time.

— Shura

There's no getting around it: Writing is hard, while working with young performers is nearly always a joy.

— Andrew Lloyd Webber

I've always had musicianship as a dream since I was really small. I started to take it a bit more seriously when I learned…

— Marika Hackman

I enjoyed singing and playing guitar but didn't have the stamina to make music-making a career. In reality, writing was my real gift, and…

— Ann Powers

It's really hard to make a living as a musician. It's almost impossible.

— Billy Joel