It took me to about maybe 16, 17 or 18 or something to…

I love melody, and that's what I love about pop music. The words can become what they are through a special melody. I learned…

— Anna Ternheim

I started playing guitar and writing songs when I was 15. I think what mainly sparked my interest was just the fact that I…

— Kate Voegele

I'd say writing songs is, for me, as much playing the tape recorder as it is playing guitar or writing words.

— J. J. Cale

I was probably 7 years old when I started playing the guitar and writing some serious songs.

— Dolly Parton

When I was 11, I decided to start rapping, playing guitar, and writing songs. Everything really blossomed from there.

— Becky G

We got sacked for the first time when we were just 18 and you realise that this whole industry is transient and changeable.

— Declan Donnelly

The first time I heard 'Baby Federer,' I was maybe 16. After that, it sort of took off.

— Grigor Dimitrov

I had what would now be called sleep paralysis, from six years old until maybe I was 16.

— Olly Alexander

I didn't start grieving for my mother properly until I was maybe 16.

— Peaches Geldof

I think if you were between maybe 6 and 16, there was nothing like Apollo, and I wonder if there can be something like…

— Alan Stern

I keep a guitar around while writing and will improvise music. I do this for several reasons, such as that it's fun, and sometimes…

— Jack Prelutsky

Sometimes I feel like I'm taking on a role when I'm writing a song, and it doesn't always have to be true. I'm not…

— Mitchel Musso

I was playing guitar before I heard The Beatles, but as I got older and listened to their tunes I realized they were amazing.…

— Noel Gallagher

“You can only write what you know if you've lived, otherwise, you'll just be writing words.”

— Joseph Eastwood

I like the idea that every page in every book can have a gem on it. It's probably what I love most about writing…

— Markus Zusak