Competition Quote by Van Cliburn

I played a little bit of everything. I got Ace of Bass, hip-hop songs, and dance hall [music].

— Theophilus London

I kind of feel like I didn't have much choice. The songs... the playing... those were the only things that ever really kept my…

— Charlie Worsham

My first concert was Styx. I was in the third grade and caught a guitar pick, which I still have.

— Kaitlan Collins

Creating a record on my own and deciding who plays and how the songs were structured, it was fun to do.

— Matt Skiba

I wish I played an instrument, but I could never decide which one, and I ended up playing nothing.

— Nastassja Kinski

So okay, I accepted, and I realized while working for that concert that I'd been missing something very important and vital to me, and…

— Joseph Jarman

But I'd play on everything from pop records to a lot of the glam stuff to rock stuff to classical stuff. I used to…

— Rick Wakeman

I chose producing because I didn't know how to play any instruments.

— Smokepurpp

Most of the time, I'll be conducting the orchestra, but there will be some pieces that I'll be playing an instrument as well, just…

— Ramin Djawadi

I chose music and that's what I do.

— Sixto Rodriguez

A lot of music for me was about - I mean, aside from the fun and challenge of writing and being really good friends…

— Carrie Brownstein

I got everything I wanted. When I was young in Kansas City, I knew nothing about Frank Sinatra, Billy Eckstine, Ella Fitzgerald, of all…

— Count Basie