Culture Quote by Bruce Pavitt

I am an old soul: I do know so much about music history.

— Tiffany Darwish

I always wanted to try to be a teacher even before I was in the music business. I liked history, and good teachers made…

— Billy Joel

I decided to study music my last year in high school.

— Rhiannon Giddens

You need the past as a guideline. The history of music is a good basis, but to escape that stuff, that tortuous rulebook, you…

— John Lydon

My views on music, and life in general, are completely out of step with everything that's going on. I've always been out of step.…

— Leon Redbone

I learned some classical music history, which I had done quite a bit at of Performing Arts. But I got some more with a…

— Jon Gordon

I grew up writing songs and producing music, and I studied music production in college.

— Maggie Rogers

I'd always read a lot about rock 'n' roll growing up, but the first real thing I set out to do was become an…

— Anthony DeCurtis

I really don't know anything about music. I don't really listen to it. I don't know anything about the history of music.

— Sia

I grew up around music. My father was a professional musician. We used to have a trailer house that we travelled in. I've always…

— Timothy B. Schmit

I have a pretty healthy perspective on what my past music was.

— Selena Gomez

I'm a huge fan of music in schools and music education because that's how I grew up.

— Kris Allen