Deals Quote by Natasha Bedingfield

I started writing songs in high school. And eventually, I got some songs recorded by some major artists, mostly because I was out there…

— Gordon Lightfoot

Even before I became a recording artist, I did other things in music. I was a teacher, I did studio work, and I was…

— Jon Secada

I think, back in the day, when I was first starting to make music, all I wanted to do was to get a record…

— G-Eazy

People started recording my songs. Later, I was offered songwriter contracts. And then, finally, I could take the time to work on my own…

— Kim Petras

I write songs. Then I record them. And later, maybe I perform them on stage. That's what I do. That's my job. Simple.

— Van Morrison

When I first got my record deal, I was like, 'I just want to sing,' and I never put much thought into what really…

— Hilary Duff

I write a tiny fraction of what I used to write. My only job used to be to just write songs, and that was…

— Regina Spektor

I didn't realize what I was even doing when I started to record music. I was just doing it for fun. I picked up…

— Alex Goot

With my quick success, I didn't have time to learn the ropes of the music business. Because my first record was such a hit,…

— Phoebe Snow

I couldn't live on the singing at first, so I worked as a cleaner, in a launderette, in a garage, face painting and doing…

— Imelda May

I was kind of thrown into - I didn't expect to do this for a living, being a recording artist. I was just playing…

— John Prine

When I first started recording music, I was actually singing about microphones, equipment, recording.

— Phil Elverum