#profess

I didn't know that people compared Bill Hicks and I but certainly I'm flattered if they do. I knew Bill a bit. We had dinner a couple of times and played guitar together once. I really tried to keep my distance from him professionally. ↗

— Marc Maron

#bit #certainly #compared #couple #dinner

The development of the comedy club industry destroyed the uniqueness and intimacy of the profession but it also created jobs for comics and bred some great performers. ↗

— Marc Maron

#bred #club #comedy #comedy club #comics

So in one leap we had gone from being a friendly society to something almost professional. ↗

— Neville Marriner

#being #friendly #gone #had #leap

I believe in professionalism, but playing is not like a job. You have to be grateful to have the opportunity to play. ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

#believe #grateful #i #i believe #i believe in

My older brother and myself always played together in bands, but we never knew we would be professional musicians. ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

#bands #brother #knew #musicians #myself

My father was champion of North Africa and he beat the European champ. He was very good, a professional for 12 years. We're from a big family of boxers. My father has seven brothers. ↗

— Olivier Martinez

#beat #big #big family #boxers #brothers

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

— Melissa Auf der Maur

#i #life #made #musician #professional

I never really thought about becoming a professional musician. ↗

— John Mayall

#becoming #i #musician #never #professional

At ten I was playing against 18-year-old guys. At 15 I was playing professional ball with the Birmingham Black Barons, so I really came very quickly in all sports. ↗

— Willie Mays

#ball #birmingham #black #came #guys

That's how easy baseball was for me. I'm not trying to brag or anything, but I had the knowledge before I became a professional baseball player to do all these things and know what each guy would hit. ↗

— Willie Mays

#ball player #baseball #baseball player #became #before