When I was 9 years old, I started performing around my…

Selena is my angel. She is my biggest inspiration. Being from San Antonio, Texas, I really feel that connection to her because she had…

— Ally Brooke

The first thing I do when I get back to my hometown, San Antonio, is eat Whataburger.

— Austin Mahone

My father is Jaime Rodriguez from San Antonio, Texas, and I've got one whole half of my family that's Mexican through and through.

— James Roday

I'd say three years ago we played in my hometown of San Antonio for 55,000 people at the Alamodome and walking out there with…

— George Strait

Until I started performing in public, when at the end of the concert people would come to me with teary eyes and say that…

— Javed Ali

I started performing in musical events after the success of 'Victory' and fans demanded the song 'Khaali Quarter' in every show.

— Arjun Janya

I started performing in college, but I wasn't writing a lot.

— Cole Swindell

At the age of 16 I started performing with a dance band in the evenings and began earning more money than my father, but…

— Jack Bruce

I basically started performing for my mother, going, 'Love me!' What drives you to perform is the need for that primal connection. When I…

— Robin Williams

I play-acted and started performing, which just logically led to doing it in school, which led to studying it in college, which led to…

— Mamie Gummer

I remember when I started performing, I thought, 'Why is this something that we do after hours, underground?' I was waiting on the world…

— Alyssa Edwards

When I started performing, I played acoustic music, partly because that way you don't have to worry about interacting too much with other people…

— Patty Griffin

When I started performing in public, I was probably around 10 or 11.

— Patina Miller

I don't even know at what age I started, because it's always been there. Performing... creating... it's in my DNA.

— Janelle Monae

I started performing when I was 9 or 10, doing magic.

— Matt McGorry