Music's always been a big part of my life. Because of my…

…"the sound of a barrel organ rising from the deepest golden vein of the day; two or three bars of a chorus, played on…

— Bruno Schulz

I grew up in the country surrounded by music.

— Martina McBride

My parents brought me up on all different styles of music, like my Mum would listen to Motown R&B and my Dad was quite…

— Ella Henderson

Sometimes, I actually have missed my trainee days. Because, back then, we were surrounded by music all the time.

— Rose

I was surrounded by music in my family, surrounded by people who sang songs - every single person I knew as a child growing…

— Roisin Murphy

These days, you're always surrounded by music and sounds, whether you're in the mall or a subway car.

— Ludwig Goransson

I've always been kind of surrounded by music my whole life, so my earliest memories of it were just hearing it in the house.

— Jillian Hervey

I'm surrounded by music; I always was when I was growing up and continue to be. And I love music. And when I imagine…

— Lorrie Moore

Growing up, I was definitely surrounded by music all the time. My parents used to always play music; my dad used to have reggae…

— Stefflon Don

My family is still in Los Angeles. We listened to all sorts of music: Mexican music, oldies, soul, disco and rock & roll. I…

— Hope Sandoval

Music has always been a big part of my life. It's kind of like a refuge for me. I just use it to get…

— Kevin Durant

I think the most important thing about what musicians do is the music. You can be as big an arsehole as you want but…

— Peter Hook

Music is a big influence in my work and sometimes drives the energy of where I want to go.

— Lemon Andersen

Always focus on the music first. That's the big thing. Staying true to making good music and not sacrificing that for anything.

— GRiZ

I wanted to show that pop music can be about something else other than the big love songs.

— Sigrid