Artist Quote by Juliette Lewis

I started as a guitarist and couldn't find a decent singer, so I started providing my own vocals.

— Billy Squier

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

I've grown a lot as a singer and a songwriter, but also as a person. I communicate better with my band, and our relationships…

— Joel Madden

I've always been a singer-songwriter - it started off with me and the guitar, just writing songs, they were very simple. When I got…

— Zella Day

One of the things that helped me to be confident is to be the kind of musician that I respect. I always liked musicians…

— India Arie

I'm not really a songwriter - I'm an interpreter. So in a sense I am an actress first and foremost. I act out the…

— Diana Ross

I've certainly developed as a vocalist. I find my early recordings very difficult to listen to.

— Michael Feinstein

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

Like a lot of artists, I started out as a singer in my church choir when I was a child.

— Big Freedia

I consider myself as a singer first, but something that really helped me come into my own is that there's not a separation between…

— Shawn Colvin

I think I'm much more of a guitar-songwriter than a singer. I start with chords and then test out melodies rather than improvising over…

— Soccer Mommy

I'm a songwriter-singer. I'm very vocal oriented, of course, but songwriting - no matter whether it's for myself or another artist - is of…

— LP