Go Quote by Billy Squier

Videos destroyed the vitality of rock and roll. Before that, music said, "Listen to me." Now it says, "Look at me."

— Billy Joel

We didn't have music videos. You weren't an overnight sensation. You had to work at it and learn your craft: how to take care…

— Aretha Franklin

I wasn't a good student in high school. I mean, I got through it, but unless it had something to do with music, it…

— Eddie Trunk

The first song I did was over a Chief Keef beat - 'Understand Me.' I did that in, like, 2011 or 2012, I think.

— Fetty Wap

Sometimes videos make a bad song very tight.

— Earl Sweatshirt

You made a lot of mistakes, and you wrote a lot of crap. But it was all part of the learning process.

— Cynthia Weil

One of the biggest things that happened for me was YouTube.

— Jake Shimabukuro

I was at a really low point, thinking of going to university and doing a course because the music thing just wasn't happening for…

— Leona Lewis

When I uploaded my very first video, I was just looking for something to make me happy. I was confused about what I was…

— Lilly Singh

I was really stressed out making 'Bad Habits.' I felt like if I didn't do well on that album, my career would be done,…

— Nav

I felt like a failure for so long because I wasn't able to access myself in the way I knew I would have if…

— John Grant

"Rock Candy" was my first record. I had never been in a studio, so I was in shock and I had no idea if…

— Sammy Hagar