Born Quote by Catherine Zeta-Jones

I wanted to be an actor. Music was a side project.

— Kyle Gass

I was heavily involved in musical theater.

— Brad Goreski

I had to go and sing with the musical director of the film, Simon Lee, who is just incredible, and it went great. I…

— Gerard Butler

I wanted to be part of a high-class scene of musicians. It was half-inspired because I didn't have many friends, and I was hoping…

— Lana Del Rey

I felt I had an opportunity to follow in the footsteps of great soul musicians of the past, who made a lot of social…

— Aloe Blacc

I'm sure my desire to perform came, in part, from being around politics as a kid. My dad had a big personality, and a…

— Maura Tierney

I'm in a position I never imagined I'd be in as a musician. Bob Dylan built an audience through recording and live shows. The…

— Ben Sollee

The whole having records and selling records and being on TV, that was something that I didn't ever think would be for me. I…

— Phil Collins

I had always planned to be an actor, and the music was just in my DNA, it's always been.

— Creed Bratton

I was involved with sports and student government, the regular stuff. I liked movies and all, but I did love the singing and putting…

— Ken Howard

I was musically baptized by the black founding fathers of rock-and-roll, and like all real music lovers, the music changed, enriched, upgraded and fortified…

— Ted Nugent

I believe I became one of the first singers to be launched via television exposure. I guess I was a new kind of musical…

— Brenda Lee