“There's a lot of artists whose contracts are written in such a way that they do not get paid for what's happening on streaming services.” WayArtistWrittenHappeningsPaidContractsStreaming Author:Sean Parker
“I had a very unusual contract. Most artists actually pay for their record dates and it comes out of their royalties. I paid for nothing.” ArtistPayRecordsPaidContractsUnusualRoyalty Author:Jo Stafford
“As soon as I got into music, I tried to be a working, real artist who gets paid for what he does, who doesn't have a day job.” DoeRealJobsArtistPaidDay JobsReal Artists Author:Black Francis
“Art is only worth what people will pay for it. Artists do not get paid by the hour.” PeopleArtArtistHoursPayArt IsPaid Author:Jack White
“I had no idea what to expect moving to New York. It's embarrassing to say, but I didn't even realize that people bought contemporary art... that people actually paid for it... I know that's really dumb. I was really naive. I had no idea artists made money.” PeopleKnowsArtMadeIdeasMovingArtistRealizingMoneyNew YorkPaidContemporaryDumbNo IdeaEmbarrassingNaiveContemporary ArtReally Dumb Author:Wade Guyton
“Think it's so unfair when people think that you're not a "real artist" unless you're getting paid for it....I personally know so many poets that work a 9 to 5 in a cubicle and come home and write poetry. Their poetry is just as powerful and moving as anything that I've ever written, if not more.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWritingRealHomeMovingArtistPowerfulWrittenPoetPaidPoetry IsComing HomeUnfairReal ArtistsCubicles Author:Sarah Kay