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I was on the dole once. I loved it. It was only for a couple of years, when I was 20 or 21 and playing in a band. Back then, this was something young folk did - you got your rent paid, a little bit of money to live on, and you loafed around, wrote songs, rehearsed and dreamed of playing Wembley Stadium.

— John Niven

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

It was amazing for me growing up in the musical decade of the '60s. I saw The Beatles on television and went out and bought an electric guitar.

— David Cassidy

We used to play the underground clubs like the UFO, and Middle Earth, and they were great because they would have on things like a poet, string quartets, and then a rock band! It was kinda cool!

— Alvin Lee

I went to the Brit School for the performing arts in Croydon at 14, picking music as my main subject, and I'm so glad I did. I knew lots of people who'd gone there, so I always had my mind set on it.

— Katy B

I was a big Who fan when I was 15, 16 years old, and I used to go watch them play at the Marquee Club in London as often as I could.

— Chris Squire

I played the guitar. When I was 14, I composed songs - Paul McCartney-style things. I had a rock band - we'd compete in festivals.

— Juan Diego Florez

The first time I toured the U.K. was in the early '90s with Billy Pilgrim, so I know how much the people there love music.

— Kristian Bush

My dad played music so I was around it at a really young age.

— Shawna Thompson

Right before I graduated from the national theatre school, I got the part of Roxie Hart in 'Chicago' in Copenhagen. That led to me playing it here in London. I was 26 when I came over for that. It was the first thing I did as a professional, and it is still the experience of my life.

— Birgitte Hjort Sorensen

It was an experience being on a Beatles tour. They weren't very good. The singing was great, but the playing was a bit weak.

— Robin Trower

✗Opposing Perspectives

I ended up doing a local AmDram musical when I was nine or so. We had to sing and dance and act. It was probably terrible, but I loved it.

— Gemma Chan