Art Quote by 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

When I got involved in the punk scene, my notion of what a career was changed. I realized that a career in the arts…

— Rege-Jean Page

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

In high school I was in a band called Goodfight, but it was more me running around on stage. It was very punk inspired.…

— Angel Olsen

Becoming an artist and finding my way, I did kind of veer off into different genres and none of them ever fit.

— Sabrina Claudio

Playing in my early bands, working as a studio musician, producing and going to art school was, in retrospect, my apprenticeship. I was learning…

— Jimmy Page

Growing up, I was always surrounded by musicians. After I got into that trouble, got locked up and when I got out I couldn't…

— Akon

When I was growing up, I wasn't in bands, and had really no intention of ever doing music. I went out to California for…

— K. Flay

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 wanted to be in a punk band before I had even heard any punk music.

— Kurt Cobain

When I was very young, I played in a punk-rock band, but I also studied music theory and classical music.

— Moby

I kind of got into music in middle school, although at the time I didn't know it as punk music so much as just…

— Chris McCaughan