“I love contrast in music. Being inspired by classical, actually - in high school especially - classical and metal both, I remember having this cool realization that they are really similar. It's just different instrumentation.” DifferentSchoolRememberMusic IsHigh SchoolInspiredRealizationMetalsContrastInstrumentation Author:Amy Lee
“I started in high school with a teacher there. I also took lessons at the Conservatory of Music in Detroit. Detroit was very motivating. There were a lot of local people who inspired me like Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers, Roy Brooks, Donald Byrd, etc.” PeopleSchoolTeacherLessonsHigh SchoolInspiredLocalsEtcChamberDetroitBrooksKennyConservatory Author:Yusef Lateef
“When I started to take literature and poetry classes, I just started to get inspired by these new incredible works of art that I had never seen or heard of before. I wrote a lot of bad high-school poetry, just like pretty much everyone did, I think, at some point. For me, the inspiration never really stopped.” ThinkingArtInspirationSchoolLiteratureClassHeardHigh SchoolInspiredIncrediblesWorks Of Art Author:M. Ward
“Humor can be a great way to lift spirits and relate with soon-to-be high school grads. Whether you're in need of a funny senior year quote for a card, your yearbook, or a gift, you can use this list of funny graduation quotes by famous leaders and comedians to get inspired. To those of you who received honors, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you too may one day be president of the United States.” WayNeedsYearsWellsMayStatesDoneUseSchoolSpiritPresidentUnitedLeaderUnited StatesStudentsHonorOne DayHigh SchoolInspiredListsCardsRelateLiftsComedianDistinctionAwardsSeniorWell DoneFunny GraduationGradSenior YearYearbookLift Spirits Author:George W. Bush
“David Lynch was actually the one who first inspired me to become a filmmaker when I was in high school. His films just took me to that dream place that lifts you out of the norm, out of the everyday life, and that is kind of what allured me.” FirstsKindDreamSchoolFilmHigh SchoolInspiredEverydayLiftsFilmmakerEveryday LifeNorm Author:Paul Dalio
“In high school I was in a band called Goodfight, but it was more me running around on stage. It was very punk inspired. Then I started to get into indie-rock and older music and decided I wanted to write my own stuff. I quit the band. Around 16 or 17, I started recording myself at home on keyboard and piano.” WritingHomeRunningWantedSchoolStuffMy OwnRocksStageBandHigh SchoolDecidedInspiredQuittingPianoPunkKeyboardsI QuitIndie Rock Author:Angel Olsen
“I hear that players tend to burn out of basketball, but I absolutely never had that experience myself. There were many times in my life where I got cut from a team I wanted to make, or didn't get playing time in high school, and even into college. But setbacks always inspired me to work harder, spend more time in the gym, play more, learn more, and watch more basketball.” PlayWantedSchoolWatchesCuttingPlayerTeamCollegeHard WorkBasketballHigh SchoolHarderInspiredMore TimeGymSetbackWork HarderBurn Out Author:Ashley Graham
“My high school had been a renovated old hospital, so when I first came to the UCLA campus in the spring of 1965, I was immediately impressed by the classic northern Italian architecture that was mixed with futuristic ultra-modern buildings. The classic architecture gave it the heft of old wisdom while the modernistic look inspired hope for the future.” FirstsLooksSchoolModernBuildingSpringHigh SchoolInspiredArchitectureClassicHospitalsItalianImpressedCampusFuturisticHope For The FutureUltrasUclaOld Wisdom Author:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
“It was also incredibly serendipitous that I would later learn I shared a birthday with Whoop [Goldberg ]. I went on to be inspired by many other artists and forms of art, and was soon directed to a place that would help harness my experiences and develop my voice within the craft, LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts in New York City.” ArtHelpingSchoolFormArtistVoiceCitiesNew YorkHigh SchoolInspiredCraftsPerformingNew York CityHarnessBe InspiredPerforming Arts Author:Aisha Hinds
“I ended up dropping out of high school. I'm a high school dropout, which I'm not proud to say, ... I had some teachers that I still think of fondly and were amazing to me. But I had other teachers who said, 'You know what? This dream of yours is a hobby. When are you going to give it up?' I had teachers who I could tell didn't want to be there. And I just couldn't get inspired by someone who didn't want to be there” ThinkingKnowsWantGivingSaidStillsDreamSchoolTeacherProudHigh SchoolInspiredHobbiesDroppingDropoutsDropping OutSchool DropoutHigh School Dropout Author:Hilary Swank