Boring Quote by Van Morrison

My whole life was writing, recording and touring over and over again. At some point I realised I wasn't enjoying myself any more.

— Juliana Hatfield

I've had the great luxury in my career to be so successful as a songwriter that I didn't have the desperate need to have…

— Eric Carmen

I like to think that if it hadn't gone as well as it has, if I wasn't able to make a living off of…

— Bruce Cockburn

I've had a great luxury in my career in that I became a very successful songwriter, which made it unnecessary for me to have…

— Eric Carmen

I think a lot of it is that we used to tour so much that we never really had time to write songs.

— Mike Lowry

Honestly, taking some time away from touring and music in general was probably a really good thing for me.

— Jesse Rutherford

A lot of music for me was about - I mean, aside from the fun and challenge of writing and being really good friends…

— Carrie Brownstein

Obviously, it was a big life change for me and quite a shock to suddenly have these songs I'd written in my bedroom as…

— Brooke Fraser

It wasn't so much that I had to leave to make it in the music business as I was curious to be out on…

— Matthew Sweet

I think going away and disappearing for a couple of years - or a few years, or whatever - definitely changed the way I…

— Elly Jackson

After my tour I had time to stay at home, be with my boyfriend and hang out with friends and that brought me down…

— Adam Lambert

The story of our band is that we were this relentless touring band in those early years. We were leaving day jobs and going…

— Ben Gibbard