Around Quote by Mary Gauthier

When I became sober, I was 27 and struggling as an artist.

— Shawn Colvin

I got sober when I was 22 years old.

— Philip Seymour Hoffman

I got sober at age forty-two.

— Leslie Jordan

I started writing music around 20 years old.

— J.I.D

I was 29 or 30 when I felt sure of what I was doing, but not fully identifying as a songwriter until I was 37.

— David Berman

I've written songs sober and I've written songs high.

— Barry Mann

I started writing music when I was around twelve. My current record company saw a video of me performing at my school's talent show.

— Lorde

I was always the type of person, and still am the type of person, that I cannot be creative and use substances. So from…

— Macklemore

I started writing songs at 17.

— Miranda Lambert

I wish I'd gotten sober at a younger age.

— Janice Dickinson

I was 29 when I wrote my first novel. But I was 45 when I quit for good. I was a 16-year overnight success.

— Richard North Patterson

I started writing songs at age 15.

— Vince Clarke