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Eventually, out of sheer will of never wanting to get a job or go to college, I found my way into doing music full-time.

— Nate Ruess

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

— Rhiannon Giddens

I liked school and was a bit of an all-rounder academically, I struggled with music. I can't hold a note when singing and abandoned…

— Stephen Curry

Going into college, I made a decision after about a year that I wanted to go to class and feel like I wasn't in…

— Justin Tucker

My musical education started in the limelight, because I found myself surrounded by real musicians, but after my career had taken off.

— John Lurie

Instead of going to college, I spent my time out on the road learning how to be a better musician.

— Miranda Lambert

Then, in high school, I had a kind of mental breakdown; I didn't want to go to school anymore. It felt pointless. It was…

— Michelle Zauner

I did go to a performing arts school, so that facilitated my creativity, though I ended up going in a more musical direction.

— Anonymous

I don't know whether schooling would have helped me get farther along in music at this time. I doubt it would have.

— Randy Travis

When I was young, I was being pushed, against my will, towards becoming a classical musician. I had music scholarships; I had to play…

— Johnny Flynn

It was during the gap between 12th class and college, that I realized my passion for music, although I did have a keen ear…

— Bhuvan Bam

By the time I finished school, I found out I wasn't qualified to study anything but music.

— Fela Kuti