Big idea Quote by Duncan Sheik

I think I made records, since early on, that people wanted to listen to.

— Darius Rucker

My second album was written while I was on the road promoting the first record. I tried to take my personal experiences and elevate…

— Kate Voegele

When I first got my record deal, I was like, 'I just want to sing,' and I never put much thought into what really…

— Hilary Duff

My first record - it was 1991. I was 16 years old. My first album came out when I was 20. So, I've been…

— Nas

I was so broken when I did the first record. I was living in my parents' basement, I didn't know anyone. I was broken-hearted…

— Sharon Van Etten

The whole process of this record was an education for me as a musician.

— Kenneth Edmonds

When I was making my first record there would be something that would come out that would inspire you, you know? You'd see someone…

— Kid Rock

Fame came quickly. I was only 19 when I secured my initial recording contract and my first two hit records - 'Are 'Friends' Electric?'…

— Gary Numan

It took me three albums to get the confidence and to find out what I could do that made me different from other people.…

— Peter Gabriel

I tried hard not to think about the scope or scale of making a record that would be heard by millions and millions of…

— Aaron Dessner

I'd liked my first record, it was autobiographical and beautiful.

— Lana Del Rey

I struggled with the pressure of having the successful record after the first record. Second album syndrome. I'm living proof; it's very real. It…

— Flume