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My own personal goal is I just hope to still write songs and kind of let that sustain me as a job. If I could never have a 9-to-5 job, and making a living doing this, it'd just be incredible.

— Oliver Sim

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

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

I'm so happy to be a song-writer - I'm even surprised when I get to record anything. I consider it a considerable privilege and a blessing to have a medium of expression that has a place in the world.

— Buffy Sainte-Marie

I have yet to write that one song that defines my career.

— Sheryl Crow

My aspirations aren't to sell millions of records, but to write really good songs.

— Tom Odell

I'm a songwriter and I'd love to make that a part of my career.

— Condola Rashad

If I had to drop everything and just be a songwriter, I would be OK with that because that's the real joy.

— John Oates

I've been writing songs since I was at least 20. That's what I wanted to do before I became a model.

— Karen Elson

I always wanted to be an artist; being a songwriter for myself was always a must but being a songwriter for others has been a bonus.

— Jessie J

I really just tried to make a record full of great songs, which is the goal I always have.

— Martina McBride

✗Opposing Perspectives

I don't try to write songs that will further my career. I write about things that I care about. I don't have a career as much as I'm having an adventure with a guitar. I never liked the business way of doing it. You have to follow some sort of instinct.

— Jerry Jeff Walker