“Artists are just entrepreneurs. It's up to them to figure out how or if they can make a monetary profit from their passion − from their calling, as I discussed above. Sometimes they can. Musicians can sell music, even in the face of piracy. Or they can sell their services − concerts, etc. Painters and other artists can profit in similar ways. A novelist could use kickstarter for a sequel or get paid to consult on a movie version.” IfsWaySometimesUseFacesArtistPassionFiguresCallingMusicianPaidSellsEntrepreneurProfitVersionsPainterNovelistsEtcConcertsMonetarySequelsPiracyKickstarter Author:Stephan Kinsella
“Ultimately, musicians of the world must come to realize the potential of their calling... If the musician is illuminated from within, he becomes a lamp that lights other lamps.” IfsWorldLightRealizingCallingMusicianLamps Author:Kenny Werner
“I have a theory - if the music is good and you have good musicians, the name doesn't matter that much. There are a lot of examples of that. The name is just a calling card.” IfsMatterNamesExampleTheoryCallingMusicianMusic IsCards Author:Joey Tempest
“Like the ability of all the musicians to end the song at the right time. Or when it's time for a chord change, but nobody knows what the chord should be, and you all, you know, it all just changes, magically, at the same time. It's when you pick up your phone to call someone and that person is calling you.” KnowsShouldPersonsEndsSongAbilityCallingMusicianPicksPhonesRight TimeChordsNobody KnowsKnow It All Author:Larkin Grimm
“By the time I was a senior in high school, I was constantly with my headphones, just making music all the time. People were calling me a "musician", and I found that so weird.” PeopleSchoolFoundCallingMusicianHigh SchoolSeniorHeadphonesHigh School Senior Author:Nicolas Jaar
“I still have a hard time just calling myself a musician. If I'm talking to somebody and they ask me what I do, I say I play music.” IfsStillsHardPlayAsksTalkingCallingMusicianAsk MeHard Times Author:Grant Evans
“I have a hard time even calling myself a musician, but I still have to be involved in music in some capacity in my life.” StillsHardInvolvedCallingMusicianCapacityHard Times Author:James Paxton
“That's the government. Having been a politician and a musician, I can tell you which one is a higher calling. If musicians ran the country, it would be a much different place. We wouldn't get a lot done in the mornings, but we'd work late.” IfsI CanDifferentCountryDoneGovernmentWould BeMorningHigherPoliticianCallingLateMusicianRanDifferent PlaceHigher Calling Author:Kinky Friedman
“When you have a sense of calling, whether it's to be a musician, soloist, artist, in one of the technical fields, or a plumber, there is something deep and enriching when you realize it isn't just a casual choice, it's a divine calling. It's not limited to vocational Christian service by any means.” LifeMeanChristianArtistChoicesRealizingFieldsPositiveDivineCallingMusicianCasualPlumberEnrichingChristian Service Author:Charles R. Swindoll