Age Quote by Laura Owens

High school and college were my punk, formative years. I was playing hardcore, learning to be a musician. In bands, you tour, but you're…

— Steve Aoki

I didn't want to be in high school. I didn't want to go to grade school. I wanted to learn rock n' roll and…

— Shawn Crahan

I went to art school and never thought I'd be a musician, but then punk rock came along in the late 70s and kind…

— Michael Gira

I was always drawn to performing. I took improv and acting classes during the summers and was involved in middle and high school plays.…

— Carrie Brownstein

In high school I wanted to be a rock star and was in a lot of bands.

— Adam Sandler

I dropped out of high school and I couldn't go to college 'cause I wasn't smart enough, so I'd resigned myself to loading trucks…

— Dave Grohl

I went down the creative path in my teen years, and when I was in high school, in my junior year, I would perform…

— Amber Mark

When I was nine years old, I started playing guitar, and I took classical guitar lessons and studied music theory. And played jazz for…

— Moby

From the age of 14, 13, I guess I wanted to be a rock 'n' roll star. And that was it. I wanted to…

— Steven Van Zandt

I grew up wanting to be a musician, but my parents were sure I would starve to death. So, they put me in physics…

— John Tesh

I liked school. I was creative and artistic and fit into most groups.

— Mandy Ingber

I started playing in punk-rock bands and touring when I was 15, so I missed high school.

— Duff McKagan