I grew up listening to 2 Live Crew and N.W.A. and I never…

I grew up listening to 2 Live Crew and NWA and I never went out and shot nobody.

— Eminem

If it wasn't for 2 Live Crew videos wouldn't look like they do and rappers wouldn't sound like they do.

— Luther Campbell

Dance as if no one were watching, Sing as if no one were listening, And live every day as if it were your last

— Anonymous Toast

There is something about live albums that I enjoy so much more than studio albums from all of my favorite artists. When I am…

— Beth Hart

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

— Annaleigh Ashford

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 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 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 spiritual music, Blind Willie Johnson and folk.

— Ben Harper

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

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 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 think the best actors in the world are here in New York City. And this city is just so vibrant the energy is…

— Spike Lee

Ordinary Women was shot on a soundstage with a professional crew and a professional animation studio creating everything.

— Anita Sarkeesian

To this day I over prepare. I draw storyboards for every scene - chicken scratches so crude that they amuse and horrify the crew.…

— Eric Stoltz