College Quote by David Nail

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 never wanted to do anything else, really. I left home at an early age trying to find my voice, my niche in music.

— Dianne Reeves

I was still on track to go UNC at Chapel Hill, I had no plans to be a musician. It wasn't even a goal…

— Porter Robinson

I went to college to make music and study music.

— Lari White

I didn't go to college and I worked so I could play music. That was my goal.

— Phoebe Bridgers

With my quick success, I didn't have time to learn the ropes of the music business. Because my first record was such a hit,…

— Phoebe Snow

I used to ride the school bus to school and just listen to music with my headphones. I'd stick my head out the window…

— ZZ Ward

For those two years in college I was constantly singing and writing and playing in coffee houses and stuff.

— Dan Fogelberg

I kind of just sat in a room for six years making music, and then suddenly I was on the road all the time.

— Ethel Cain

When I was driving home after registration, I heard this song on the radio, a guy singing about not ever going to class in…

— Kat Edmonson

I took temp jobs, recorded a demo in the evenings and eventually shopped a record deal. All I knew was that I wanted to…

— Natasha Bedingfield

College didn't stick, so I worked odd jobs, but I've always written songs and played music. I actually met a guy who was a…

— Chris Stapleton