I played piano for about 12 years.

I didn't know the piano only has 12 notes. It's just different octaves of the same 12 notes. When I figured that out, I…

— James Ingram

My dad sung and played piano. But he was also a man of God. He was a minister. So when Sam Cooke would come…

— Merry Clayton

The first thing I learned was the 'St Louis Blues' when I was eight. Both my grandmothers, my mother and uncle played the piano.…

— Jools Holland

I'd go over to my grandmother's house, and she'd be playing opera. They loved opera. Not only did they play it on the radio,…

— Linda Ronstadt

I played the piano growing up and then stopped for 10 or 12 years.

— Timothee Chalamet

Growing up I played piano and I sang at a lot of weddings; I grew up in a very small town, a little coal-mining…

— Jayma Mays

I first started playing in piano bars for three reasons - to make money, to be in the company of my friends - and…

— Andrea Bocelli

One of the most memorable live performances of my career took place on the 2002 American Music Awards show when I had to the…

— Tim McGraw

I've played piano and guitar when I was younger.

— Debra Wilson

My grandmother was a huge influence on me. She allowed me to be my flamboyant self as a kid. She babysat me; auditions came…

— Sarah Bolger

From an early age I've written songs and played the piano.

— Ella Henderson

My dad didn't want me to play guitar. He played piano, so I chose that. And I ended up loving it

— Gavin DeGraw

Involve yourself every day. Work hard and figure out how to love acting all day, every day. It's getting into a made-up situation and…

— Jeff Goldblum

I had aunts who played piano and sang and also were entertainers, so music was very much a part of my life.

— Dianne Reeves

I wanted to be a musician. I just wanted to be famous because I wanted to escape from what I felt was my limitation…

— Anthony Hopkins