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I was working at a non-profit for five years. But I could always create music after work. All throughout those years, I was writing songs and recording music and performing around town.

— Jussie Smollett

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I worked full time jobs, basically doing manual labor until I could make enough money supporting myself as a musician.

— Flea

When I graduated college, I had a fairly successful weekly club gig and was buying more studio equipment and writing my own music. I realized I didn't want to work.

— Kaskade

I'm pretty much living my dream job, but one day I would love to dedicate more time to writing and performing my own music.

— Kendall Schmidt

Well, I actually first got into music as a small child, and as I became a teen, I sought out making money from music, weather that was singing lounge gigs, backup in studios, or weddings.

— Chantal Kreviazuk

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

The first four and a half years was me in the studio every day, writing songs for other people. I had jobs, too - eleven jobs. I worked at Kinko's, Fatburger, Subway - I was a sandwich artist - and I was a claims processor at Allstate Insurance.

— Frank Ocean

I've been writing and making my own music for a long time.

— Patti Scialfa

Before I'd even started doing music or having opportunities with my own music, I was studying production and business and stuff anyway. I knew there were so many jobs within the music industry - songwriting or session playing or working at a label - and I was really interested in how it all works.

— Gabrielle Aplin

I've always made music - pretty much since I was born.

— Sky Ferreira

✗Opposing Perspectives

I was working a corporate job, but I really wanted to do music.

— Awkwafina