Austin Quote by Alan Vega

I actually got to go back to where I was born and perform there. I just brought my mom up onstage and was like,…

— apl.de.ap

Once I get out onstage, it's the same sort of basic production that it is anywhere else. But I might be a little bit…

— Phoebe Snow

When I realized that you can't necessarily be cast in a really great part living in Austin, even when Hollywood comes to town, I…

— John Hawkes

Texas is where I found my musical self.

— Jerry Jeff Walker

Texas is a hotbed of insanely good bands and musicians.

— Henry Rollins

We've played everywhere since I started The Licks. We've played arenas, clubs, school cafeterias and bowling alleys. It doesn't matter where the venue is;…

— Juliette Lewis

I am lucky to live in Austin, so I can enjoy the live music.

— Mark Zupan

Two weeks later, we played our first concert and had 100 people there. It was pretty cool.

— Will Champion

When I started playing music it was around Austin and the Hill Country area in Texas and there were always campfires and picking circles…

— Ryan Bingham

I've been touring through Texas since I was 15, on my first tour ever.

— Jack Antonoff

El Paso is where I started. I don't feel like I'd be making the music I'm making now if I hadn't gone there.

— Khalid

We just get up there and play rock-and-roll music, man. Everybody sweats and has a good time.

— Bobby Keys