College Quote by Mick Foley

I was a DJ in college and had my own punk music-focused show all four years.

— Matt Besser

In college, I pretty much abandoned music and started performing with the school's improv and sketch troupe, and at some point, that became my…

— Kyle Mooney

I come from a musical family but never tapped into it until I was thrown into a DJing gig during college.

— Hannah Bronfman

Throughout college I was getting better and better at making recordings, producing songs, making different kinds of beats.

— Rostam Batmanglij

I was a musician first, the whole DJ-ing came after.

— Bonobo

I worked in reggae, hip-hip, jazz, funk - all the music I used to relate to.

— Mark Morrison

My musical education started in the limelight, because I found myself surrounded by real musicians, but after my career had taken off.

— John Lurie

My musical education was grounded in blues and Chicago blues - John Lee Hooker and Otis Redding.

— Hozier

My musical influence is really from my father. He was a DJ in college. My parents met at New York University. So he listened…

— Talib Kweli

I had to have a lot of jobs until I was supporting myself through music, but I knew that those jobs were all leading…

— Jason Mraz

I was working - just a regular working-class guy - but, at the same time, always aspired to do music.

— Demetrius Shipp, Jr

I think not having come from the DJ world was an asset to me at first because I didn't have some of the habits…

— Porter Robinson