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My first time performing was in the black box theater of my high school's basement as a member of 'Clownaz,' the school's improv team.…

— Joe Mande

My first concert ever was my freshman year of high school, at Blossom, and it was Lil Wayne and Young Money. It was wild.

— Larry Nance, Jr

I got into music via the competitions; the first time I ever performed was in a kind of rap battle, competing for money.

— Doc Brown

'An Audience With Kenneth Williams.' My wife and I went with him to the recording. He was paid £10,000, the largest fee he had…

— Gyles Brandreth

I sang for my family. And I think probably the first time I sang and got paid for it, I was about 6 or 7.

— Barbara Cook

I think the first big chance I ever got was I was one of the opening acts for UTFO and 'Roxanne Roxanne,' that whole…

— Too Short

I came out with my five-piece group and opened at Billy Burke's Swing Oar. This was when Hollywood was really jumpin'. This was when…

— Scatman Crothers

1971-79 was when I shared the stage with my father. We did more than 500 plays together. He was a hard worker, and learning…

— Radha Ravi

I gave my last concert in 1976. For 32 years, I had given everything I had. I wanted to stop. My last big debut…

— Renata Tebaldi

Apparently I was a Billboard top touring act of 1973, but nobody told me.

— Leon Russell

For three years, between 16 and 19, I was the opening-act-for-the-opening-act-for-the-opening-act, you know? And then I was on tour with Ice-T, Stetsasonic, EPMD, Sir…

— Vanilla Ice

I don't remember how much money we got when I was in Streetband. It was whatever cash was left at the end of the…

— Paul Young