Alycia Debnam-Carey Quotes

As I grew older, I actually was prepared to go into fine arts school and do a degree. That was what I was actually settled upon when I was offered a record deal.

I started playing piano age six. I was also singing in the choir, so my mum put me into music school. I went to study there for seven years, but it was not my passion. I quit because I wanted to study marketing. But I can still play piano.

I don't know whether schooling would have helped me get farther along in music at this time. I doubt it would have.

As I grew up, I was interested in other areas, too, especially literature. It became a major love of mine. Later, it became a difficult choice for me as to whether to major in music or literature. It wasn't until my 30s that I began a profession in music.

I don't really have music goals. It's just a huge field I want to dedicate my life to.

My dad was a musician who went to Berklee, and he made me learn piano when I was five.

I'd like to expand on doing what I love and venture out a bit more. I would like to play consistantly good music. Eventually someday I would like to open up a school and teach kids about music.

I never really thought about becoming a professional musician.

Music has always been an important thing to me in my life and understand I've worked in the music business.

My parents worked for Exxon, and they gave me every chance to take part in music. I took guitar lessons, and I was in the choir at school.

I'm very much interested in music specifically and wanted to make a film about it, but not in an atmosphere of censorship.

I started in high school to be interested in music and from there, I decided to study in college. Yeah, you're right, I did start late, but luckily, because of my schooling, I picked up a lot of ground pretty quick.

Being a musician has actually surrounded and immersed me in pop culture and youth culture from a very young age. But even before I was singing in bands and creating any kind of art, I was always fascinated by pop culture.

I had always wanted to pursue music. It was always a dream, but it was always a dream in the sense of, when you're young, 'I want to be president' or 'I want to be an astronaut and fly to Mars.' That's what it was to me.

I was someone who knew what they wanted to do for so long. I was always fascinated by music, always a student of pop.

I wanted to be someone who wanted to produce music, and here I am, and I'm happy about it.

You can never learn enough about music.

I went to college to make music and study music.

I had teachers in high school to point me in the direction of the University of Indiana School of Music, and after IU, I went on to study at the Academy of Arts in Philadelphia. I graduated in 2006.

Music's not like becoming a doctor, who can walk into a community and find people who need him.

First of all I listen to music. I like music.

I've always listened to music, since I was really, really young.

I had gone to Oxford to read music. I had done music all my life, but when I got to college I didn't want to do it anymore.

When I was in school, you could pick any instrument you want, and they'd teach you how to play it. That changed my life. I loved playing music in school, and it sent me on my path as a musician.

Music is what I want to do for the rest of my life.