Art Quote by Gordon Lightfoot

I started writing music when I was around twelve. My current record company saw a video of me performing at my school's talent show.

— Lorde

People started noticing my singing on YouTube, and then I came to L.A., and I lived on a studio couch. I wrote songs every…

— Kim Petras

When I started writing songs, I was doing it for myself and a small circle of friends. And gradually, over the years, an audience…

— Conor Oberst

I literally left school and went straight into music via art college for a year, and I've been so involved in my job of…

— P. J. Harvey

The truth is, I initially became a singer-songwriter while still in my teens because it was the only way to guarantee that somebody on…

— Rupert Holmes

Even before I became a recording artist, I did other things in music. I was a teacher, I did studio work, and I was…

— Jon Secada

I always was songwriting in high school, writing songs while I was supposed to be listening to the teacher.

— Kate Pierson

I started singing and writing songs since childhood and later started releasing my independent music.

— Guru Randhawa

In high school I was in a band called Goodfight, but it was more me running around on stage. It was very punk inspired.…

— Angel Olsen

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

It was just me in my basement honing my skills, hearing songs on the radio and trying to manipulate them and then writing over…

— Clinton Sparks

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