„If I’ve made money from music, it was never my aim to do that. I didn’t do it to become famous. I absolutely respect and I believe I serve music.“

— Vangelis

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„If being an egomaniac means I believe in what I do and in my art or music, then in that respect you can call me that… I believe in what I do, and I'll say it.“
— John Lennon
„I make music all the time that no-one ever hears. Y' know, I sing in the shower, I hit on things. Music is life - life is music. Of all people, Nietzsche said 'Life without music is an error'. And so I'll be making music one way or another. Oh believe me, I make music.. I've made whole records that no-one heard. Oh they came out, no-one bought them! We used to do whole secret tours, we used to stand outside like 'We're playing tonight!“
— Henry Rollins
„I was fairly poorbut most of my money wentfor wine andclassical music.I loved to mix the twotogether.“
— Charles Bukowski
„I make writing as much a part of my life as I do eating or listening to music.“
— Maya Angelou
„If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music. … I cannot tell if I would have done any creative work of importance in music, but I do know that I get most joy in life out of my violin.“
— Albert Einstein
„Music for me is life, I stay in my studio until ten or eleven at night and I record every day. Not for money or for albums - I just compose music.“
— Vangelis