Billboard Quote by India Arie

For a long time, I felt like I failed myself, my career, and my record company.

— Shawn Colvin

By the time my first solo record came out, I was making a handsome living as a record producer. I had worked with the…

— Todd Rundgren

There was a time when I was young and unemployed, struggling to start my career. During my A-Levels, I was hit by a car,…

— Jameela Jamil

So many people have to struggle for years, very few bands get success with their first record, but I was instantly successful and famous…

— Jimmy Somerville

I felt the weight of the past at the beginning of my career of singer.

— Yannick Noah

One of the biggest obstacles I've overcome in my life was thinking I didn't deserve to be successful. Artistically I'm not as much of…

— Bonnie Raitt

I was horribly depressed, and I felt like I had failed as a band leader, a professional, as a person.

— Anonymous

When I started to write music, I desperately wanted to relate to people. But when I became famous, I could relate less. I thought,…

— Christine and the Queens

To the outside world, I was pretty bad at everything my whole life. People didn't credit me for my musicianship.

— Bibi Bourelly

I had to take a hard look at myself and my strengths and weaknesses as a singer, songwriter and musician.

— Randy Meisner

I found the most difficult thing when you became successful - when I had the record album, it won Album of the Year -…

— Bob Newhart

I thought I wasn't attractive or talented anymore. I cried easily and was depressed and removed. I became emotionally insecure about what the second…

— Marsha Mason