Done Quote by Justine Skye

One has to commit their life to music and not expect to get famous or rich doing it.

— Anne Akiko Meyers

The one thing I've learned in the last ten years is that successful artists don't get paid to write and sing songs, they get…

— Enrique Iglesias

Some people are the greatest people on Earth with good hearts and will get in the studio and make the most negative music in…

— Lupe Fiasco

When you look at what people consider success in the music industry, it's just terrible music.

— Conor Oberst

Someone might look like an overnight success, but there's a lot of hard work that goes into it, and rightfully so. That's the way…

— Frankie Ballard

I did a lot of songs that I sold, but then they never came out and I never got paid for it. You learn…

— Ester Dean

I prefer career artists that have spent time honing their craft, as opposed to, 'I won a karaoke contest on a reality show and…

— Conor Oberst

It's called the music business. We've all gone into it 'cause we love the music, and a lot of people end up with nothing…

— Vinnie Paul

We're in an era where the demand is for immediate hits that are destined to become obsolescent. Six months later, everyone forgets the artist…

— Tony Bennett

There's this weird misconstrued notion that everybody in this industry is rich. A lot of people in the industry are mad exploited. It's not…

— Ethel Cain

Things can turn ugly so quickly in the music business, especially if you have an unexpected success.

— Dean Wareham

Every artist wants to feel like they're still valid in a contemporary way. But you can't be so arrogant not to think that people…

— Dennis DeYoung