Firsts Quote by Toby Keith

My first gig was at Radio City Music Hall when I was 13.

— Questlove

I think I was around 10 or 11 years of age when I got my first guitar, but I can remember being as young…

— Mike Powell

I started playing the guitar and singing at about 11 or 12.

— Drake Bell

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

— Kamasi Washington

I started writing when I was 13. I got my first electric guitar when I was 13, but I'd always been singing. I had…

— Jeff Buckley

I didn't know how to play guitar until I was 21, but from the moment I was good enough on guitar to even put…

— Luke Combs

My first gig was in Philadelphia and I played the drums for my older brothers. That same night, I also played drums for Martha…

— Ernie Isley

When I was 15 I became a full-time singer in a band. At 18 I made my first record.

— Agnetha Faltskog

I started out when I was about 12, playing drums. I started singing when I was about 15.

— Layne Staley

I started playing guitar when I was 14.

— Rostam Batmanglij

I started gigging when I was around 13, my family helped me get small pub gigs and I have always loved performing since.

— Lola Young

When I was a kid. I started writing when I was 13. I got my first electric guitar when I was 13, but I'd…

— Jeff Buckley