I never had huge amounts of money when I was young. I had huge amounts of fame, and I always had the sense of labor and recompense. I always said I don't want to work for pay, but I want to get paid for my song.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Singing as a full-time job was not something I had given a lot of thought to and I had no clear notion of the money to be made in it.
You've got to sing like you don't need the money.
I didn't get paid for performances most of my life. If I did, I would be billionaire now, and I'm not.
I had to get rich so I could sing like I was poor again.
When I left school, I got a job in a shoe shop and I used to save 15 quid a week and pay for my own singing and acting lessons.
It never dawned on me at any particular time of my life that people are paid tremendous money to sing.
In my mid 30's, after a decade or so of giving full time to the music thing and finding myself with about $10 in the bank and no assets other than my musical equipment, I realized I needed to get serious about making a living.
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.
I haven't paid for anything since I became famous.
You know, I never did music for money. I did music to hear myself in the club, and to hear my creation on the radio.