“I made my first mix tape when I was 14. I used to play basketball and ride bikes, but I think I just latched onto music because I figured I could be really good at it on my own.” ThinkingFirstsMadePlayUsedMy OwnBasketballMusic IsTapeBike Author:Wiz Khalifa
“I'm a self-taught musician so how I read music is kind of very weak and I kind of read my own version of tablature, I write my own crappy reminders on what I'm playing.” WritingKindSelfMy OwnTaughtMusicianMusic IsWeakVersionsRemindersSelf Taught Author:Jason Mraz
“Music is supposed to be entertaining and if it touches you emotionally, so much the better. Sometimes you do it to save your own life, not anybody else's. That's why I write. I'm not trying to change anybody else's life or the world, I'm trying to keep from blowing my own brains out. That's the real point.” IfsWorldWritingTryingRealSometimesMy OwnBrainMusic IsSupposed To BeEntertainingTrying To Change Author:Guy Clark
“I love anything that gets me outside of my own head. I love music because it's really just - I tried to play piano as a kid. I was awful. It didn't help, and this is absolutely true, that my piano teacher had arthritis. And that's not a good way to learn.” WayPlayHelpingKidsMy OwnTeacherMusic IsAwfulPianoGood WayMusic LoveI Love MusicArthritisPiano Teachers Author:Lewis Black
“A big part of country music is a way of life, at least from my standpoint. That's how I craft my music from my own life experiences.” WayCountryBigsMy OwnMusic IsCraftsLife ExperienceMy Own LifeStandpoint Author:Luke Bryan
“My music is a mix of everything, mostly my own life. I just write about things that mean something and that I can write about. There's no point in pretending.” WritingMeanI CanMy OwnMusic IsPretendingNo PointMy Own Life Author:Imelda May
“Obviously there is stuff that I wouldn't play in a club that I play at festivals, and vice-versa, but my sets are still dominated largely by my own music. I think that's what makes me stand out a bit. My music is also festival- and club-friendly, so it generally works out well.” ThinkingWellsStillsPlayStuffBitsMy OwnMusic IsVicesClubsWork OutFriendlyStanding OutFestivalsVice Versa Author:Avicii
“I like traditional music. I listen to a lot of it. There is no particular reason to present these recordings. I love what I do so I find ways to keep doing what I love. Music is certainly not all that interests me. I hear things my own way and I present them. Sound is inspiring and I can be quite obssessive with certain sounds.” WayI CanReasonCertainSoundInterestMy OwnParticularMusic IsTraditionalMusic LoveI Love MusicTraditional Music Author:Alan Bishop
“I started playing guitar at the age of 8 or 9 years. Very early, and I was like already into pop music and was just trying to copy what I heard on the radio. And at a very early age I started experimenting with old tape recorders from my parents. I was 11 or 12 at that time and then when I was like 14 or 15 I had a punk band. I made all the classic rock musician's evolutions and then in the early nineties I bought my first sampler and that is how I got into electronic music, because I was able to produce it on my own. That was quite a relief.” TryingYearsFirstsMadeAgeAbleParentMy OwnHeardRocksProduceEvolutionBandMusicianMusic IsGuitarRadioPopsClassicReliefCopiesPunkTapePop MusicRock MusicElectronic MusicRecordersPlaying GuitarClassic RockRock Musicians Author:Christian Fennesz
“My mom, my father, my little sisters, and my brother - I don't got that much family. I'm not really a family person. I just do my own thing. But I've just been spending time with my mom, especially since the [September motorcycle] accident happened. I drive all the way down there to Georgia just to check up on her. You just get tired of being that person that you thought you were. I don't feel no different. I see the music, because I made it. I don't really see the fame.” WayFeelsLittlesPersonsMadeDifferentFatherMy OwnHappenedBrotherMomFameMusic IsTiredMy MomSpendingAccidentsChecksMade ItMy BrotherSeptemberGeorgiaMotorcycleSpending TimeLittle Sister Author:Fetty Wap
“I'm very careful with what I let my ear gate hear on my own. I don't care if I go out and something is playing that I wouldn't put on myself, that doesn't bother me but when I feed off and get nourishment from music, it's through things that are encouraging and lift me up, things that have integrity and purpose and that's what Christian Worship Music is all about.” IfsCareChristianPurposeMy OwnIntegrityWorshipMusic IsEarsCarefulDon't CareLiftsI Don't CareBotherGatesNourishmentChristian WorshipWorship MusicLift Me Up Author:Christian Hosoi
“Sometimes, I get in a mindset where I don't like my own music. I hate yourself and my music because I'm doing it every day. I feel like a clown.” FeelsSometimesHateMy OwnMusic IsI HateMindsetHate YouClownI Hate You Author:Nicolas Jaar
“It's funny, I can see the science in how music is made with other artists, but it's hard for me to dissect my own thing.” MadeI CanHardArtistMy OwnMusic Is Author:Questlove
“On the show [the Voice] I obviously wasn't allowed [singing my own original music], because it's not that type of show. I think it's really cool that I get to do my own thing now.” ThinkingShowsVoiceMy OwnTypeMusic IsSingingOriginalsReally CoolOriginal Music Author:Melanie Martinez
“Even if I don't think in visuals about the music while I'm doing it, after the music is finished, it could be great to incorporate that in the live show or doing my own music videos.” IfsThinkingShowsMy OwnMusic IsFinishedVideoVisuals Author:Trentemøller
“Making music is so much more self-motivated. It's my own music. It's my own time. I don't have a team around me that's helped me make everything.” SelfMy OwnTeamMusic IsMotivatedSelf Motivated Author:Lola Kirke