Artist Perseverance Quotes

I'm gonna be making records anyway, even if I had to sell 'em out of the trunk of my car. I'm that kind of musician and singer.

Many artists give up after a while.

As long as the fans keep comin' out, we're gonna keep making records and keep being there.

Little by little, I get to see my music reach people's hearts. There was a time when it was all part of a dream that others didn't believe in, but I had all my faith and trust that one day it was going to be a reality.

I've played so many gigs in front of around seven people. It's difficult to keep motivated, but it's all about growth. The love of music kept me going.

I learned how difficult it is to be an artist. There are always compromises. The record company wants you to do this, your fans want you to do this, your family, you can't concentrate on your work. It's a hard thing to be an artist and not give up. That's why I have so much respect for people like Dylan and Neil Young and Tom Waits, because they keep at it. I have a new respect for a true artist.

I can honestly tell you, if it wasn't for our fans, there would not be Avenged Sevenfold right now.

I'm surprised that we're around still. A lot of the bands that we came out with are not around.

But this is what I want to do, and it is what I will continue doing until Judas Priest finishes, which, at the moment, I can't see that yet. It could be three years or five years, who knows?

We may take breaks and do other things, but we feel we'll ultimately have Pearl Jam as a family.

I'd been knocking on record companies' doors for so long, and I had gone on a lot of auditions. It's weird when you go to those auditions through the Village Voice or something. You never know what to expect. You just press Floor 3 on the elevator and pray that it's not... You know, anyone can place an ad, so it's really freaky.

If the bottom dropped out of the market and the artist was not going to sell anything, he or she will keep working, and the dealer will keep trying to find some way to convince somebody to buy this stuff.

I had five singles that did not work on country radio, and I still had fans that showed up to the shows.

What do you think happens to a composer who is sincere and loves to write and has to wait thirty years to have someone play a piece of his music?