Graduation Quote by Daya

When I think about it, I was working very hard the summer before I applied to graduate school. I was going to the library…

— Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

I have to juggle school, dance training every night, work-outs and all the writing sessions.

— Tate McRae

I went to the Conservatory, studying piano and singing, up to high school - but I only did four years because I then had…

— Elena Roger

When I graduated college, I had a fairly successful weekly club gig and was buying more studio equipment and writing my own music. I…

— Kaskade

My whole life was writing, recording and touring over and over again. At some point I realised I wasn't enjoying myself any more.

— Juliana Hatfield

In my mid-twenties, I was with a conducting career, but I had never been to university and I wanted to. There were things I…

— Simon Rattle

I think my biggest achievement is still going out on the road and wanting to make music on the road. It doesn't matter to…

— Katie Melua

When I went to school, it was really just to immerse myself in listening to, studying, and making music. I came out like, "How…

— Dan Deacon

I feel like I've been doing performing my entire life. I started taking music lessons and singing when I was about ten. I didn't…

— Alex Winston

It was definitely my goal to study and get good at acting. Music has been a part of my whole life but nothing I…

— Leisha Hailey

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

— Miranda Lambert

I'm a 27-year-old freshman, and returning to college after a seven-year break from high school was by far the hardest thing I've ever done…

— Hannah Kearney