Dad Quote by Darren Hayes

My father was a great connoisseur of music and arts. He said, 'I will encourage you in anything you do, but make sure you…

— Adnan Sami

I didn't expect to have music as my main thing. I always thought I was going to be a lawyer. When I graduated, I…

— Yuna

Law became boring, but like every job I've done, it helped prepare me for a career in music.

— Estelle

Music was always the distraction, so it was the obvious choice to pursue. My dad always said to find a job I love to…

— Jason Mraz

I went to university and studied English literature, and I forgot about music. I was gonna be a journalist. But then I decided to…

— Jessie Ware

I never wanted to impress anyone nor had to complete my education just so that my parents could allow me to pursue music.

— Guru Randhawa

My high school career counsellor said I shouldn't pursue music as a career.

— Chet Faker

I studied music for my first two years in college. When I went to UC Berkeley, I failed the admission requirements to get into…

— Stewart Copeland

I mean, I wasn't the best student in school. It would be different if I were to pursue music while I was already in…

— Brent Faiyaz

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

— Fela Kuti

My parents always wanted me to do music because they thought it was such a great extracurricular activity but we never thought it was…

— Kevin Olusola

I was supposed to go to art school, and my father wanted me to go to law school.

— Mike Espy