Body love Quote by William Bell

After struggling for so long in the industry and writing so many failed songs and hearing 'no' for so long - I'm so grateful…

— Bonnie McKee

All my success seems to come straight away, and it's not until later that I get to appreciate it. Like with 'Popstars,' I won…

— Sophie Monk

Music's always been a huge part of my life, and my first record came out in 1981.

— Russell Crowe

I only toured for three months. As soon as I got off [tour], I was just dying to start recording, because it was on…

— Avril Lavigne

I was so wrapped up in the whole R&B, soul-pop world, that was all I listened to when I first started writing music.

— Ruel

My first album, I had to write everything. Nobody was going to send me stuff just because I had a little success.

— Cole Swindell

It feels so satisfying to hear a song I wrote come out of the radio.

— Ashton Shepherd

After 'Return Of The Bumpasaurus' in '96, I just got away from music for, like, a year. Literally, I think I produced two songs…

— Sir Mix-a-Lot

I've gone a year and not written a song just because I couldn't think of anything. But I always come back to it because…

— Guy Clark

I would imagine after the first recording session with Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and Atlantic Records I began to realize that this is…

— Ben E. King

My most successful album happened back in the mid-'90s, pre-Internet times, with 'Songs For A Blue Guitar.' We were supported by Island Records; we…

— Mark Kozelek

Every record that I've ever made, I listen to it so much before it comes out. As soon as it comes out, I never…

— Gwen Stefani