Hands Quote by Amanda Perez

From an early age I've written songs and played the piano.

— Ella Henderson

I started writing when I was around 6. I say 'writing,' but it was really just making up stuff! I started writing and doing…

— Hunter Hayes

My earliest attempts at writing were when I was seven. I would sit at the piano and transcribe the songs I heard on the…

— Esperanza Spalding

All my life I only wanted to write and play music, but it took a long time to make a go of it, and…

— Eddie Rabbitt

When I was young, I just sat down and started playing Chopsticks at the piano. I got so far and then lost interest. Eventually,…

— Otis Blackwell

I read and write classical piano and percussion, also guitar.

— Suzi Quatro

I still only play by ear. I don't have any training. But the piano actually makes more sense to me than guitar, even though…

— Amber Rubarth

I started playing piano when I was eight, and I went on to study piano in school, so I have a background in classical…

— Julia Holter

I didn't start writing music until I was a sophomore in college. I would steal my roommate's guitar and sit on the front porch…

— Mat Kearney

I've been playing piano since I was 5, and started writing when I was 6 or 7. It was never a revelation I had,…

— Mark Salling

From the time I could play the piano, I remember trying to write tunes. They were in my head, and I would just sit…

— Marvin Hamlisch

I started as a writer. I didn't play music until late in life.

— Mat Kearney