Art Quote by Kirstin Maldonado

The first artist I really loved was Stevie Wonder. That opened the doors to other soul singers like Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin.

— Olly Alexander

I've watched songwriters, writers, producers, even artists that I've written hits for come and go. But to the world, it looked like Justin Bieber…

— Poo Bear

As an artist, I feel so fortunate to be able to learn from all these great musicians that came before me, when some people…

— Kiesza

I've never seen myself as an artist. So when that happened it was like a whole other crazy thing.

— Pharrell Williams

My first song was 'So Sick,' which was my first number one as an artist, and I turned the mic around to the crowd,…

— Ne-Yo

I met some wonderful people, who introduced me to some other musicians... I then made a little record called 'Worrisome Heart.' It was a…

— Melody Gardot

I don't know of any artist who started off in the 50's who's making it now with new material.

— Don Everly

I think it took me until - my twenties were really a time of exploration and experimentation with different groups and different types of…

— Johann Johannsson

Probably the first artist who really captured me was Tim McGraw. His songs 'Don't Take the Girl' and 'Indian Outlaw' were fun, and he…

— Mickie James

Right from my first film, I've introduced several singers and lyricists to the industry.

— Vijay Antony

When I was a kid, I remember trying to emulate Stevie Wonder's sound, and Donny Hathaway's sound. It's just part of who I am…

— Elliott Yamin

Amazingly, I've been sort of an anomaly in the music industry. I feel like I've been able to exist as kind of a throwback…

— Jewel