Buying Quote by Kaskade

Eventually, out of sheer will of never wanting to get a job or go to college, I found my way into doing music full-time.

— Nate Ruess

I worked full time jobs, basically doing manual labor until I could make enough money supporting myself as a musician.

— Flea

When I went to school, it was really just to immerse myself in listening to, studying, and making music. I came out like, "How…

— Dan Deacon

Growing up, I was always surrounded by musicians. After I got into that trouble, got locked up and when I got out I couldn't…

— Akon

College didn't stick, so I worked odd jobs, but I've always written songs and played music. I actually met a guy who was a…

— Chris Stapleton

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

In my mid 30's, after a decade or so of giving full time to the music thing and finding myself with about $10 in…

— Anonymous

After graduating college in 2010, I got to work - writing and co-writing all the time, playing and touring in bands, playing for other…

— Natalie Prass

There was a period when I'd just come out of college where I'd been playing classical guitar and I suddenly realised that it wasn't…

— Andy Summers

In college, I pretty much abandoned music and started performing with the school's improv and sketch troupe, and at some point, that became my…

— Kyle Mooney

I thought that my life would be spent working in a bookstore, teaching community college, and making music in my spare time that no…

— Moby

I was working - just a regular working-class guy - but, at the same time, always aspired to do music.

— Demetrius Shipp, Jr