Been Quote by Joel Madden

Right when I moved to L.A., I started writing. I wrote some screenplay. I'm sure it's terrible. But I wrote a screenplay by myself.…

— Dan Schneider

For years I wrote in my basement. More recently I graduated to one floor above, an office with all my books and music and…

— Mitch Albom

Then when I was writing alone, I'd just be in my bedroom in London and I had a little studio setup. I was like,…

— Nina Nesbitt

Living in L.A. has been really good for me as a creator and musician.

— Lauv

A lot of my building blocks - who I am kind of as an artist - all came from being in L.A.

— Steve Aoki

I used to carry a notebook to the studio. I don't do that no more 'cause I don't have the time to write anywhere…

— Nas

When I was living in New York, I tried to make it work for a year, but I didn't really have my own space…

— Hunter Schafer

I love writing, I love being in the studio.

— Adore Delano

I wish I had some interesting stories about living in L.A., but mostly I just do my work and then go home.

— Alex Pettyfer

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

Plus, we spend most of our time writing music. Most of the time is spent in the studio in my house.

— Warren Cuccurullo

I started writing and recording, at a very basic level, just in my own bedroom.

— Katie Melua