College Quote by Michael McDonald

I went to college in North Carolina, and that's how I learned how to play music. I learned how to play guitar when I…

— Nicole Atkins

I've been playing music professionally, full time since 1980 when I graduated college at the age of 22.

— Daryl Davis

The first year I moved to Nashville, I started playing these songwriter nights with people like Nickel Creek, Duncan Sheik, and even Ryan Adams...…

— Mat Kearney

My father owned a music store when I was growing up in Rock Falls, Illinois. He could play all the instruments, which you had…

— Louie Bellson

I spent most of my 20s playing music. I was in a band, and we worked really hard and did not get very far.

— Fred Armisen

I grew up in a band, I play everything.

— Scarface

My dad had a large record collection and had been a big fan of bands since he was young. I always liked music and…

— Ellie Rowsell

I have played lots of clubs since I was 14, but I always did my own music.

— Vonda Shepard

I knew from the time I was 6 or 7 that music was something I had to do. Growing up, my parents did everything…

— Crystal Bowersox

I grew up not really listening to guitar players. Especially when I was studying music, I was just interested in piano players and arrangers…

— Daniel Rossen

When I was a kid I never learned to play. I actually got in bands through watching people play and copying them.

— Charlie Watts

One thing that did get me into a lot of different types of music was when I was very young, the local record store…

— Imelda May