The wage for most musicians is a modest amount, and that includes me some of the time.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
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.
Even if I'm making music for people for $20 a night, at least I'm making music.
I don't think music is my job - I don't think about it that way, because I don't really get paid. There's no paycheck at the end; it's more of a 'whatever is left over' kind of situation.
There's not too many offers that come my way about being in a musical.
We're musicians. We make music for a living. It's that simple. Nothing else matters.
We all know the record biz don't pay. All musicians have day jobs - no matter how big they are.
This isn't about the money. This is just for me. I love music.
I basically have paid for a piano and a flat-screen television completely with my poker earnings. I'm pretty good at it.
I'd seen musicians act, and it scares me. And they make more money than me.
I think the death knell for any musician is getting a job that you like and pays enough that you just stay there forever.