Rhiannon Giddens Quotes

When I went to school, it was really just to immerse myself in listening to, studying, and making music.

And my career, the things that have happened have happened because of my music education background.

Studying music in a conservatory would be stifling for me, although I respect people who can do it. And by no means am I an expert at notating music or music theory - that's not really my world.

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.

I studied classical music for a year. Then, I studied jazz for a year at the New School, and then I got kicked out. You had to go to your class, so I don't know if that counts as studying. I didn't study jazz. I was supposed to.

When I went to college, it became more of a hobby, and that's when I think I got the realest music education. It wasn't something that I had to do. It wasn't an obligation.

I wasn't very good at studies but was into a lot of extra-curricular activities. I used to play the keyboard and bass guitar in my school band and went on to study keyboard from Trinity College, London.

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.

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

I went to music school, and I guess I was a difficult, know-it-all type of student.

I love all kinds of music.

I think there are people who really always have and always will care about the quality of music in general, about the sound of the music, things like that.

I am a lover of all sorts of different music. I love blues and every piece of music that I have listened to has become an influence.

I've never loved listening to music.

My mother insisted that I pursue music. I rented out my father's musical equipment and earned some money. As a child, I wasn't sure about a career goal, but I was always fascinated by electronic gadgets, specially musical equipment.

I never played music, but it's an important thing ... the studying, the inspiration.

As much as I like to explore the world, I explore music - from classical to rock.

I have always enjoyed different kinds of music.

I like music a lot.

I'm really passionate about music.

I really was kind of like a musical nerd. I would watch VH1's 'Behind The Music.' That was heavy when I was a kid. I would sit up and want to watch that all day instead of going outside sometimes.

Some people go to college. For me I studied music my whole life. That was my college.

I'm a musical person, and that's what I want my life to be about.

I studied the cello for a long time, from when I was little up through college.