Divided Quote by Vidya Vox

At the end of the day, a playback singer has to depend on live shows as their source of income.

— Armaan Malik

I make a living off of playing shows; the albums only make me a fraction of what I make off of shows, especially since…

— Girl Talk

I'm used to having money and the stuff I do, but it's more of how I'm doing it now. I walk outside and people…

— Lil Baby

I know I'm in the exceptional position of having money, but I didn't have it for many decades. I'm always trying to get shows…

— Cameron Mackintosh

At the end of the day, it's show business: you earn money to make money.

— Taapsee Pannu

Live shows are where I can just go off, I do the most. I can recreate songs live and take one element and build…

— Naomi Klein

I do work a lot. I mean, most of my income, I would say, comes from live performances. And then you've got publishing, you've…

— Elton John

I used almost every penny I ever made to build recording studios in every city I lived in. I don't have much to show…

— John Tesh

I don't particularly love live performance of my music. I love writing and recording, but you can't make money off of that.

— Ben Rosenfield

Just because you're working does not mean you're making money. That's two very different things in show business.

— Billy Porter

I want to carry on in the music business and in television because it's basically a hobby and a passion that I actually get…

— Louis Walsh

I like to give stuff away for free and play shows for cheap and not rely on music as a job.

— Girl Talk