Leeds Quote by John Newman

After school I moved to London to get involved in music. I took the whole thing very seriously.

— Dan Hawkins

I had gone to Oxford to read music. I had done music all my life, but when I got to college I didn't want…

— Sophie Kinsella

I studied science. And I had a group of friends who were heavily into music and theatre.

— Mohit Chauhan

I went to the Brit School for the performing arts in Croydon at 14, picking music as my main subject, and I'm so glad…

— Katy B

My musical education started in the limelight, because I found myself surrounded by real musicians, but after my career had taken off.

— John Lurie

I spent my whole teenage life trying to get to London and go to dance school, but when I got there, I couldn't wait…

— FKA twigs

I grew up listening to English music.

— Ryan Tedder

I was an absolute idiot, wearing polo-necks, reading Kerouac, watching Woody Allen movies, and jazz fitted right into all of that. My interest in…

— Jamie Cullum

I never learned music. I'm quite uneducated, and usually I sat in front of the TV, with soap operas on, in England. It was…

— Graham Parker

I wasn't really into music. I was into the streets. I was too worried about the streets and how I was going to eat…

— Lil Durk

My musical life started with hearing and being fascinated by contemporary music.

— Elliott Carter

I went to 13 schools in 12 years. We moved all over the place. Music was the only thing that I could get behind...…

— Ronnie Dunn