Some folks expect my music to sound like my dad's.

I never felt like I had to sound like my dad. I wanted my music to be creative expression with no expectations.

— John Carter Cash

I Embark On Life, My Path Is All Math I Understand The Codes These Hackers Can't Crack I Understand That Folks Expect Ne To…

— Rick Ross

When you expect anything from music, you expect too much.

— Josh Homme

Probably the No. 1 most important thing in my music is not to sound like anyone else. It is hard in this day and age.

— Flume

I never want to make my music sound like what someone else is doing. That's not my thing.

— Scarface

This is so corny, but I went to an Animal Collective show when I was 16, and I was like, 'Whoa, music can sound…

— Sophie Thatcher

I wanted the music to sound, like, made in Mexico. I wanted to connect to my roots.

— Natalia Lafourcade

When I'm acting, there are moments where I'm thinking, 'I sound like my mom when I say that,' or, 'I sound like my dad…

— Zoe Perry

You see people you identify with, and you take pieces of people you like and shape who you are. Like, I sound just like…

— Damon Wayans, Jr

There's this raw, basic quality people expect in my music.

— Billy Squier

I didn't even expect myself to do music.

— J.I.D

“I did not expect him to give up his music for me, just as much as I did not expect me”

— Tarryn Fisher

I have been doing music all my life so everyday when I get up I expect music will be part of it.

— George Benson

Los Angeles and New York are the big centers of the music industry worldwide so of course it can be hard for newcomers who…

— Ville Valo

Nobody sounds like my dad.

— John Carter Cash