Career Quote by Porter Robinson

After 12 intense years of rock music, I was happy to get away from making a record and going out on a tour. When…

— James Iha

I was a piano performance major at USC. I left before I graduated because I realized at some point I wasn't going to be…

— James Newton Howard

I went into college undeclared. I had no idea what I wanted to do, but I knew that music was obviously this central big…

— Kina Grannis

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 naively thought I had to go door to door, find somebody who could record me singing some songs. I didn't know Music Row,…

— David Nail

I had a band with David Gates. There was just a lot of opportunity at that time. But I left for Los Angeles the…

— Leon Russell

I was the boy who liked to sing his own songs at talent shows, and I was suddenly officially uncool.

— Josh Groban

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

Being a musician was not my choice; it was really a God-ordained thing, so I'm still passionately chasing after the pursuit of that whole…

— Philip Bailey

There was a time when I thought I would try to pursue music professionally. But at the same time, I was also working on…

— Tim Russ

It was during the gap between 12th class and college, that I realized my passion for music, although I did have a keen ear…

— Bhuvan Bam

It was definitely my goal to study and get good at acting. Music has been a part of my whole life but nothing I…

— Leisha Hailey