Experience Quote by Duff McKagan

I listened to all types of music, and obviously when I got to Seattle I was very much aware of the music scene there.

— Randy Johnson

Being in L.A. has definitely given me the opportunity to experience how my music sounds in real life because I can drive around and…

— Dave Sitek

I grew up in Los Angeles, and my first musical theatre experiences were at the Music Center in downtown L.A.

— Josh Groban

Most recently we've been working in concert situations rather than clubs. because there aren't too many rooms there like Ronnie Scott's, that are pure…

— Chuck Mangione

Seattle was good for me. I was very comfortable there - not comfortable in terms of it was too easy, but I was at…

— DeAndre Yedlin

With electronic music, you are not confined to the acoustics of a concert-hall, and that inspired me to bring my performances outdoors.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

I think there's something for anyone who wants to be a performer in Seattle.

— Jinkx Monsoon

Music careerists from Seattle would typically move to the closest media center, which was L.A.

— Bruce Pavitt

Hearing my songs in public freaks me out a bit. There was one restaurant I really liked in L.A., but I had to stop…

— Fiona Apple

Seattle very much benefited from this geography where it was a town nobody had really heard of in terms of a music scene. So…

— Chris Cornell

I thought, well, if we're inviting an audience, let's do it right. So I put in a proper studio audience at our studios in…

— Brian Henson

In L.A., we played rock venues because we had a band, which hip-hop venues couldn't accommodate. And within that, we created a show which…

— Taboo