“I made a conscious decision that I was not going to have children. I didn't want others raising them, and looking after them myself would get in the way of being a musician and writer.” WayWantChildrenMadeDecisionMusicianConscious Author:Stevie Nicks
“I first came to London as a musician, and when my group broke up, I did 'Guys and Dolls' at the Watford Palace theatre. After that, Ned Sherrin found me and brought me to the West End to do one of his shows. The work went from strength to strength, so I thought: 'This is where the world wants me; I'll stay.” WorldWantFirstsEndsShowsGuyFoundGroupsMusicianWestLondonTheatreBrokeWant MePalacesDollsBroke UpWest End Author:Clarke Peters
“But if you want to be a songwriter-based musician, whether you play punk or rock or country or jazz, whatever, you have to work on your songwriting and you have to work on being able to play in front of people, I think. That performance is how you create the groundwork for a lasting career.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantCountryPlayAbleCareersRocksFrontsMusicianPerformancesJazzLastingSongwritingPunkSongwritersGroundwork Author:Amy Ray
“I really wanted to just be a musician. I didn't want to be anything else, but I was funny and all that.” WantWantedFunnyMusician Author:Jamie Foxx
“You know, when you're an actor, you want to go to Hollywood. When you're a musician, you want to go to Nashville.” KnowsWantActorsMusicianHollywoodNashville Author:Richie Sambora
“I think a lot of people who want to be musicians terrify their parents because they don't have a living example of it in their families, and I did. So I always knew that it was possible.” PeopleThinkingWantParentExampleMusician Author:St. Vincent
“We're better than Metallica. We're better musicians, better players. Put it this way, they can try to walk onstage after an Iron Maiden show if they want.” IfsWayWantTryingShowsWalksPlayerMusicianIronMaidensMetallicaIron Maiden Author:Bruce Dickinson
“I certainly have gotten caught up in the music business at various times in my life, mostly because you want to get along with whatever record company you're dealing with. I don't want to be flaky. I don't want to be some temperamental, hard-to-work-with musician.” WantHardCompanyRecordsMusicianCaughtVariousCaught UpMusic BusinessRecord Companies Author:Black Francis