I don't remember ever not singing. My mother loved music…

When we were at school we were taught to sing the songs of the Europeans. How many of us were taught the songs of…

— Julius Nyerere

I've played the guitar since I was 12, and just taught myself songs chord by chord.

— Jamie Blackley

I just remembered songs my grandmother taught me, and songs that I learned for the recordings. But, then I learned to speak Italian. When…

— Connie Francis

I grew up singing. My mother was a music teacher.

— Connie Britton

I started singing when I was three - my mother would teach me some versions of 'Thirupugazh.' And I loved being on stage.

— Sid Sriram

Growing up in Cleveland, I learned about singing from my mother, who had once sung professionally and who admired Mahalia Jackson and Aretha Franklin.

— Tracy Chapman

I remember I always felt much more safe standing up on a chair and singing in front of my mother than I was in…

— Ryan Murphy

“That innate love of melody, which she had inherited from her ballad-singing mother, gave the simplest music a power which could well-nigh drag her…

— Thomas Hardy

I had trained in Hindustani classical singing and my mother thought I could become a playback singer, but I always wanted to become an…

— Amrita Rao

I remember always singing melodies in my head or singing new melodies over songs I was listening to.

— G Flip

Growing up, I can remember singing along with my ma all of the time. I wouldn't say she necessarily 'taught' me how to sing,…

— Elliott Yamin

It's all very hazy to me now. I'm glad I made it through that stage. It got a little dicey. There were some drugs…

— Neil Young

“I can remember her singing, the thrill of it," she said. "She was one of my first inspirations.The people around me provided all the…

— Taylor Swift

I remember singing around the house to records that were playing. All kinds of music. And the great James Cleveland was often in our…

— Aretha Franklin

I did recording sessions as a musician as well as a background vocalist and enjoyed every minute of it. I remember singing harmony with…

— Ray Stevens