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We make music for a living. Like I've always said, if you like what you're doing, you're halfway there; if someone else likes it, that's even better. If they don't like it, at least you like it. Not to be selfish, but you kind of have to be.

— Eddie Van Halen

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

When I do have time to work on music, I'm kind of selfish, and would rather work on my own stuff than someone else's.

— Moby

Selfishly, I make music for me. I like to make music. I like looking for songs. I like working with interesting musicians. I like producing records. It's something I will always do.

— Herb Alpert

It takes a lot of selfish time to make music.

— Gwen Stefani

I make music, and if people like it, they like it, and some people won't.

— Katy B

I do want to make music that people love, but I also want to make music that I love. I know I can't please everyone with anything I do, so I don't think too much about how other people are going to take things.

— Rivers Cuomo

We're musicians. We make music for a living. It's that simple. Nothing else matters.

— Eddie Van Halen

If you're making music, you must want to turn other people on to it, whether you're number one in the charts or number 60. I don't know, that's a commercial thing, but just the fact that other people like you... there's no point in making music, otherwise. Otherwise, you might as well make it in your bedroom and leave it there.

— Paul Weller

I just make whatever music I want. It's my obsession, and it's very fulfilling.

— Ansel Elgort

The reason I play music is to touch people - for selfish reasons, as well. It feels good to make someone else feel something, whether it's a kiss, a painting, good idea or it's a song.

— Dave Matthews

✗Opposing Perspectives

If you get involved in music expecting to make a living out of it, then you've picked the wrong thing to do. That shouldn't really be in your mind.

— Jarvis Cocker