Art Quote by Barbara Harbach

Music had been my first love among the arts, and I was fascinated by it, as I still am.

— Harry Mathews

I started writing music as a composer in school, in the classical tradition.

— Julia Holter

I have always thought of myself as a performer first and way down the line as a recording artist.

— Leo Kottke

My musical life started with hearing and being fascinated by contemporary music.

— Elliott Carter

Being a musician was not my choice; it was really a God-ordained thing, so I'm still passionately chasing after the pursuit of that whole…

— Philip Bailey

I thought I wanted to be a performing and recording artist, and played many recitals and performances beginning in the 1970s. In the 1980s…

— Barbara Harbach

I feel that I belong to the 19th century. Some composers' music is very topical. It almost says, 'This is about what I read…

— Gordon Getty

I was always in love with the idea of making music - and always wanted to be involved in either the creative side or…

— Amber Mark

I started with very tonal 19th-century music because I wanted to be a violinist as a child. So this was my first music, and…

— Krzysztof Penderecki

I trained classically for 11 years and then studied musical theater at AMDA New York. My dad is a singer-songwriter, so I followed in…

— Madeline Brewer

I have very much enjoyed being in the music business in different roles through five different decades.

— Peter Asher

I began my career with infantile dreams of becoming a composer.

— Ivor Novello