My mother played the organ in church at Georgiana, and I…

I played the organ when I went to military school, when I was 10. They had a huge organ, the second-largest pipe organ in…

— Stephen Sondheim

Music was a central part of my childhood because my mother played organ and piano in the church, and that meant all us kids…

— Michael Franti

The reason I still go play the organ at church every Sunday and dedicate my talents to God first is because I feel like…

— Zaytoven

Still being ambitious to want to play on the record, I was a mediocre keyboard player. And uh, I seized the opportunity and played…

— Al Kooper

I had been inspired by an organ player named Earl Grant, who played organ and piano together. My mom took me to see him.…

— Billy Preston

“is a source of constant wonder to me how I came to have such a cork-brained parent. However, I have not the slightest reason…

— Georgette Heyer

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

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

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

— Keala Settle

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

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