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I never dreamt of being a musician for my livelihood. I certainly never would have wanted to be in the business that I'm in, meaning the fame and the glory, the glitter, the rock star, the famous part.

— Eddie Van Halen

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I've never wanted to be famous. That has never been a part of any dream. I do remember being little and thinking I might want to be a singer. But not a famous singer - just, like, a singer.

— Cam

I only wanted to be a songwriter. I never wanted to be a singer. And I never wanted to be famous.

— Carole King

I had never dreamt I'd become an actress. It was destiny that put me in the right place at the right time and gave me the right opportunities.

— Madhuri Dixit

I never really thought about becoming a professional musician.

— John Mayall

I always wanted to be a rock star. That was my childhood dream. That's what I told everybody I was going to be when I grew up.

— Chester Bennington

Until I was about 16 years old, my dream was to be a musician. I played in rock bands and jazz bands. Then I decided to be an actor and kept the stable career of 'jazz pianist' as my safety net.

— Simon Helberg

From childhood I was passionately fond of music and wanted to be a musician. I have no recollection of any real desire ever to be anything else.

— John Philip Sousa

✗Opposing Perspectives

I had no idea that I could sustain a career as an artist. But, I loved music and wanted to be in the music business.

— Ray Stevens

I wanted to be a musician, either a guitarist or a drummer. I guess my dreams were in the entertainment industry, and I landed somewhere along there.

— Israel Broussard

Actually, I wanted to be a musician, either a guitarist or a drummer. I guess my dreams were in the entertainment industry, and I landed somewhere along there.

— Israel Broussard