I don't know any musician who got to the top without hard work. Take whoever you want. They all work bloody hard, harder than you think.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There are a lot better musicians than me out there that just haven't had the luck to fall into everything like I have.
If you look at anyone at the top of their profession, there has to be something a little bit different. Some of the top musicians are quirky aren't they, to say the least. You have to be driven, cold, hard and mentally tough as iron. My missus thinks I'm a bit weird.
For any band that ends up becoming really big, yeah, hard work has something to do with it, but a lot of it is just pure luck.
I've always had the idea that multi-millionaire rock stars should work harder than anyone because they have the ability to do it. Look at an artist like Andy Warhol. He never stopped working, even after he didn't need to work again.
It is never easy for anyone to have success in music.
It's really hard to make a living as a musician. It's almost impossible.
To not be modest about it, you'll find that with only a couple of exceptions, most of the musicians that I've worked with have done their best work by far with me.
People think it comes easy to us because we are from a family full of musicians, but I feel it's all about talent.
Hard work pays off - hard work beats talent any day, but if you're talented and work hard, it's hard to be beat.
Some people don't need to work hard because they are so talented.