Career Quote by Sigrid

Music isn't only a profession.

— Jose Carreras

I didn't think at all as a young child that music would be my profession. It was just something that one did along with…

— Jessye Norman

The only job I'd ever had that might be considered not playing music was teaching guitar, which I did in college for a while,…

— John Oates

Yeah, I didn't ever think about music as a career. Like, it was never - it's just something like an extracurricular activity that my…

— Vidya Vox

Music is a conversation between the audience and me, and I love that about my profession.

— Dianne Reeves

I grew up in a very musical family, but music was not encouraged as a career. It was a hobby.

— Colm Wilkinson

A lot of musicians talk about how they were into music from the start; they always wanted to be musicians. It wasn't like that…

— Mitski

I loved music - listening and playing - but of course I could not imagine I would be a professional musician. It really happened…

— Rokia Traore

Music was always a huge part of me, but I always did it on the side. I didn't even take any music classes in…

— Daya

Music is a pastime, a relaxation from more serious occupations.

— Alexander Borodin

Music was always a passion, but when I was a kid I didn't see it as a viable career.

— The-Dream

Music was always encouraged as a passion and a hobby, but I was never told, 'This should be your job. You write music and…

— Lucy Dacus