is a source of constant wonder to me how I came to have…

Before I was a mother, when I played characters that were mothers, I used my imagination, of course.

— Emily Deschanel

My parents had a love for music. There were so many records, so much music constantly being played. My mother played piano, my father…

— Lauryn Hill

I have been tied up with music for about as long as I can remember. By the time I was four I was picking…

— Mary Lou Williams

My mother played the organ in church at Georgiana, and I sat on the seat beside her.

— Hank Williams

My mother played piano at home; she came from a musical family. Her father, who I never met, was a conductor and composer.

— Ludovico Einaudi

As an artiste, I made sure that the character sketch and look of each mother I played was different.

— Rohini Hattangadi

My mother played the piano and my father the violin, I can remember my dad teaching me how to waltz; I had my feet…

— Quentin Bryce

Growing up my mother played Sarah Vaughan and Nat Cole in the house regularly.

— Aaron Neville

Music lives in my mother - she's played in bands in Detroit and toured and did the whole thing. So I have somebody who's…

— India Arie

I thought basketball was a game for women. My mother played basketball, and so did my sister.

— Dirk Nowitzki

My mother played piano so we always had music around the house

— Johnny Winter

My mother played guitar by ear, and all of us sang except my father, bless his heart.

— Keala Settle

There weren't any schools in my village, so I learnt to read and write from my mother. I played in the fields, sowing seeds,…

— Sonam Wangchuk

I knew I wanted to sing when I was a very small boy. When I was probably 4 years old. My mother played a…

— Johnny Cash

My mother says I didn't open my eyes for eight days after I was born, but when I did, the first thing I saw…

— Elizabeth Taylor