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Fame came quickly. I was only 19 when I secured my initial recording contract and my first two hit records - 'Are 'Friends' Electric?' and 'Cars' - were number ones.

— Gary Numan

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I started young. My first record came out when I was - what? 18? So I was in the studio when I was 15, 16.

— Heavy D

My fame came from my success as a country music singer.

— Mindy McCready

I am a singer first and foremost. I was lucky enough to have a manager, when I was 15, who knew the heads of a lot of record labels at the time.

— Hayley Orrantia

I think fame became exciting for me in the late '90s because I could actually use it as a means to an end. I could actually have it help me serve my vocationfulness.

— Alanis Morissette

It only took me six months to get a record deal, but it took me 20 years to have a hit.

— Shane McAnally

Success happened little by little for me. I tasted the flavor of fame in small doses: I started at 10 years old when I won a music contest; I was performing at birthday parties, company meetings.

— Shakira

I got caught up in doing records for other artists. I just stayed behind the scenes, and time just kinda passed.

— Missy Elliott

✗Opposing Perspectives

Fame didn't happen to me in my 20s, it has been a gradual thing which probably makes it easier to deal with.

— Laura Linney

I started singing when I was 18 and landed my first record deal with RCA when I was 26 after a lot of grafting singing in pubs and clubs.

— Bonnie Tyler

When I was 15 I became a full-time singer in a band. At 18 I made my first record.

— Agnetha Faltskog