But this is not enough to keep them off the streets. Today's street performers tend to be more specialized than in the past. There are musicians, each playing a different kind of music : classical jazz rock Senegalese Brazilian Irish or Balkan. Some play alone on a street corner a solo violin, a guitar, or a one-man band. Others play in groups in a square or in front of a museum. This is how some musicians in the past started their careers, including the famous French singer Edith Piaf. Some of the young musicians today may dream of fame. Others are probably just hoping to earn enough so they can stay in Paris for a while longer