Done Quote by Leopold Stokowski

I've been making music ever since, but it was never something I thought I could make any money doing.

— Gold Panda

I never really made much money playing music. It's because I've never really worked with a producer who could make my music sound, I…

— Mark Linkous

You know, I never did music for money. I did music to hear myself in the club, and to hear my creation on the…

— Swizz Beatz

The point has always been to make music, it's not like I've always been running a giant money making scheme.

— Girl Talk

I make music not to make money but because it's in me.

— Jermaine Dupri

I was just tryna make money. That's why I started making music.

— Lil Mosey

Don't make music to make money, because that's not why you should be doing it. Have fun, be creative, and embrace the past.

— Robert Trujillo

The only reason I'm able to do music is because I'm making money on 'Community.' If I wasn't, I couldn't pay for things.

— Donald Glover

I'm just an artist that makes good music and has a good idea to make money off of that.

— Chamillionaire

No one told me I had to make something that would sell, but I personally want everyone to like my music.

— Utada Hikaru

Originally my entire goal with music was for it to be my job. When I sit down to make a beat, I wanna know…

— JPEGMAFIA

For most of my life, making music has cost me money. So I learned to live very, very cheaply.

— James Murphy