Pretty good Quote by Billy Joel

My main objective was finding my individuality as a vocalist.

— Juliette Lewis

Being talented was a hard way to make it. But I made it on my talent and songs.

— Steve Miller

Songwriting is a very frustrating art form. You have to get on tape exactly what's playing inside your head

— Michael Jackson

What really made me a performance artist was that I was able to step back and assess. I've always had [that ability], but it…

— Kalup Linzy

I'm kind of a perfectionist about my songwriting. If I don't mean it, I don't think it's any good.

— Carlene Carter

My own goals center around writing the best music that I can, and only I can determine whether or not I've succeeded in accomplishing…

— Michael Hersch

In fact, everything I do is about the conceptualizing and realization of a piece of work, whether it's the recording or the performance side.

— David Bowie

My work is basically images set to my particular voice. It's the way the images rhyme and the rhythm. It's a way of economical…

— Frances Stark

Looking back on my whole experience, the biggest takeaway was just being proud of what you do, and knowing that it's okay to do…

— Tobias Jesso Jr

I'm Method trained. How is this character like me? What does she think of her mother? What does her mother think of her? It's…

— Ellen Barkin

The writing is amazing because having a hand in creating what you're going to be performing... there's nothing like it. It's always going to…

— Alex Borstein

I don't have any particular goals in making a recording. In a way the recording is itself the goal. The music comes into my…

— John McLaughlin