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At one time, I was persuaded to want to make music, and people answered me that that was not possible.

— Yannick Noah

I gave up that idea of trying to make music that I thought other people would want. I just made music for myself and…

— Daniel Powter

Honestly, I've just made music so long by myself, in some ways I don't feel I'm a very good collaborator.

— Washed Out

I wasn't letting people in with the music writing process, and for a long time, I thought I was hard to work with.

— Tobias Forge

I wanted to feel like an artist for once in my life. I wanted to use other producers for respect, to let them know…

— Jermaine Dupri

I was kind of thrown into - I didn't expect to do this for a living, being a recording artist. I was just playing…

— John Prine

I wanted to stay independent because I figured there was no way I was going to be able to have control to create the…

— Lil Nas X

I wasn't making music for the sake of music but rather making music in the context of other music. At the same time, it…

— Kevin Shields

I didn't really want anyone to know that I wanted to write music or make songs because, in a way, I didn't necessarily know…

— Shura

When I've worked with established artists, I've naturally been more restricted, but you still have to take risks and push yourself to do something…

— Starsmith

I don't think I realised I was even producing my own music when I started, there's a whole generation of artists who feel in…

— Griff

I was doing my music because it was fun, and I always was like, "If it becomes a business, or it becomes too demanding,…

— Cakes da killa