I grew up listening to show tunes in the back of the car.

When you work in such a surreal environment as movies, just listening to some tunes or hanging out with friends is what you crave.…

— Orlando Bloom

For a songwriter, you don't really go to songwriting school; you learn by listening to tunes. And you try to understand them and take…

— Tom Waits

I started playing guitar and writing songs when I was 15. I think what mainly sparked my interest was just the fact that I…

— Kate Voegele

I grew up in predominantly black neighborhoods and went to predominantly black schools. And hip-hop is what I grew up listening to in my…

— Mark Wahlberg

I grew up listening to a lot of Ray Charles and '60s rock, thanks to my father, and then my brothers got me in…

— Avicii

I come from both sides of the spectrum: I grew up listening to hip-hop and R&B then learned how to make a track by…

— Lotic

Ever since I was a kid, I always wanted to play music that I liked, and even when I was in cover bands when…

— Neil Peart

I grew up listening to albums by Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix, and they all worked on that multi-layered level.

— Dave Navarro

I grew up listening to Patsy Klein, Reba Mcentire and would study their voices. But once I became bored with that, I moved on…

— Hope Partlow

I grew up listening to spiritual music, Blind Willie Johnson and folk.

— Ben Harper

I grew up listening to cabaret. At 7 and 8 years old, I was already singing like a club performer.

— Annaleigh Ashford

I grew up listening to all music, not just country.

— Mickie James

I grew up listening to all types of music.

— Sheck Wes

Both of my parents have been actors; there were a lot of show tunes on in the car all of the time. I grew…

— Daniel Radcliffe

Where I grew up, learning was a collective activity. But when I got to school and tried to share learning with other students that…

— Henry Giroux