Experience Quote by Rotimi

My parents always wanted me to do music because they thought it was such a great extracurricular activity but we never thought it was…

— Kevin Olusola

I never wanted to impress anyone nor had to complete my education just so that my parents could allow me to pursue music.

— Guru Randhawa

I didn't graduate high school, so I never got a teacher's education, I'm mostly self-read, self-taught. I always loved music, so I would probably…

— Billy Joel

As a little kid, I'd put on shows for my family. I would sing songs and play piano. I thought while growing up in…

— Amber Stevens

I would sit in my dorm room and write songs. I loved it. I was learning to sing and play guitar. I was becoming…

— Mat Kearney

I thought I was gonna get a doctorate in composition or be a composer and be at a university for the rest of my…

— Julia Holter

My parents always knew that I loved music. They just didn't think I'd try to make it a career. They thought I'd be a…

— Benmont Tench

I was going to be a musician, no matter what it took. I supported myself with blue-collared jobs so I could write music and…

— Chris Cornell

I would not want to do anything that would take away from my career in music. I will always be a musician first.

— Anoushka Shankar

I always knew I would do music. At first, I wanted to play basketball, and when I let go of that dream when I…

— Kodie Shane

I would go to the studio and then I'd go back on tour and then I would come off and go on. And so…

— Maisie Peters

So you know, my plan was that I was going to make records, and be a rock star. And that's really what I wanted…

— Katey Sagal