Art of life Quote by Michael Rapino

By the time I was about 15, I was out playing gigs and knew I was going to be a musician.

— Kamasi Washington

From a very young age I had an ambition to be a musician, and to do that professionally. That's what I pursued until I…

— Cillian Murphy

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 first started going to shows when I was about 16 - seeing local bands. I mean, I loved music before that, and I…

— Mac DeMarco

Growing up I played in garage bands and cover bands with my older brother, and he got us a gig opening up for some…

— Charles Kelley

I spent all of my youth wanting to be in a band.

— James Righton

Being in the high-school band was some of the funnest years of my life.

— GRiZ

I didn't try out for bands when I was younger. I got into guitars intensely a couple of years into playing so much by…

— John Petrucci

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

I got everything I wanted. When I was young in Kansas City, I knew nothing about Frank Sinatra, Billy Eckstine, Ella Fitzgerald, of all…

— Count Basie

Getting on stage, for me, was a huge thing when I first started. And back in high school, everyone was in rock bands and…

— Tyler Hilton

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