John Entwistle Quotes

Being a rock star was out of the question. I can't sing.

I played guitar when I was young and never really considered it as a way to make a living.

I loved playing the guitar and I knew I was pretty good at it, so that's what I wanted to do with my life.

I always knew I'd be in music in some sort of capacity. I didn't know if I'd be successful at it, but I knew I'd be doing something in it. Maybe get a job in a record store. Maybe even play in a band. I never got into this to be a star.

I am a muso, and I love doing it. I assumed that would be my career for a long time. I always wanted to be a writer, but I didn't think that anyone could actually be that full-time, so I always go back to conducting and arranging and playing. If you scratch me, I'm a musician.

I was trained in classical piano, but it kind of dawned on me that classical pianists compete for six job openings a year, and the rest of us get to play 'Blue Moon' in a hotel lobby.

I've always had a passion for music, but I never saw me as a musician for a living. I never thought that I could make a living. It never dawned on me.

I've made a life and career as a professional musician.

After school I moved to London to get involved in music. I took the whole thing very seriously.

I would love to be able to pursue music as a career but honestly, I'm just not good enough.

My intention when I came into this industry was to be a musician, not necessarily a recording artist, just a musician in general. And that's the reason I went to college and got my degree, which has been great for me. It's helped me a lot with my career.

I'm desperate to start a career in music.

I love the music business, but I have no ambition to keep on playing.

All my life, I had loved music and been in choir, and I have a degree in music, but I never planned on doing it as a job. I had a realistic perspective on that. I thought maybe work at a church or be a teacher if you wanted to work in music.

I had always wanted to pursue music. It was always a dream, but it was always a dream in the sense of, when you're young, 'I want to be president' or 'I want to be an astronaut and fly to Mars.' That's what it was to me.

I have no such ambition of becoming an actor. I want to grow as a musician, singer and songwriter.

I never considered a career in music because it was too unattainable. I just didn't believe it was possible.

I was studying primary school education. I was going to be a teacher. I was going to get my teaching qualification and have that as my safety net and then tackle the music industry.

I never thought being a musician would be something I could make a career out of.

Even in high school, music was just a really fun thing on the side. I don't think I grasped the fact that it could be a profession.

My son is a professional musician now.

I didn't know music would end up being my job, but I loved it so much I wanted to do it every day.

The goal as a musician, I think, is to be able to make music as a living for the rest of your life.

A musician is a professional, whether he or she is successful or not. The profession itself must be regarded as a stable job.

I came to L.A. in 1970, and my desire and my training was to be a studio musician, which I had read about in my senior year in high school.