Believe Quote by Nick Cave

Through singing, I met my second husband, Jonathan, who is a professional musician. He transformed our lives and relieved me of much of the…

— Jane Hawking

For a long time, I didn't know what I wanted to be when I grew up. I was desperate to find something that fit…

— Padma Lakshmi

Obviously, [Wham!] made me a lot more comfortable as a musician. I was very confident that I would become a successful musician, but I…

— George Michael

When you're not successful as a musician, you are oftentimes unemployed.

— Tobias Forge

I realized that I don't like touring. I'll never complain about it because no one wants to hear about a relatively successful musician complain…

— Moby

Growing up listening to rap music, you almost feel like you should have haters. That's an important part of being a successful musician. It's…

— Ezra Koenig

What costs the world to you as a working kid fresh out of college costs nothing to you as a successful musician.

— G-Eazy

I think one of the reasons I'm successful as a musician is that the first like 30 shows I played, I played with no…

— Grimes

No, I've heard over the years that it's nice for them to see somebody who's like, you know, a well-known successful musician who's Asian.…

— James Iha

I realized, that the life of a musician, even of a very lucky, very successful musician, wasn't really the life I wanted: I hate…

— Garth Greenwell

The fact I had my father as an adversary was such a powerful tool to work with. I subconsciously fought him to the degree…

— George Michael

I have a lot of successful musician pals, and as I get older, I find that I'm lucky to be a writer. I have…

— Irvine Welsh