--- title: "13 Growing Music Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 13 Growing Music quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Growing Music sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e10/shawn-mendes-2786_growing_as-i-m-growing-so-is-my-music-2893136_2893136.jpg" --- > [As I'm growing, so is my music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-mendes/as-i-m-growing-so-is-my-music/) [Shawn Mendes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-mendes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e10/shawn-mendes-2786_growing_as-i-m-growing-so-is-my-music-2893136_2893136.jpg) > [For me, growing-up music was always about telling stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-giacchino/for-me-growing-up-music-was-always-about-telling-stories/) [Michael Giacchino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-giacchino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f6/michael-giacchino-4387_about_for-me-growing-up-music-was-always-about_22891.png) > [I truly feel like I'm growing up with my music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laufey/i-truly-feel-like-i-m-growing-up-with-my-music/) [Laufey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laufey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bf/laufey-6054_feel_i-truly-feel-like-i-m-growing-up-with-my_1843174.jpg) > [Growing up in the U.S., music became a way for me to find my roots and anchor points.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sid-sriram/growing-up-in-the-u-s-music-became-a-way-for-me-to-find-my-roots-and/) [Sid Sriram](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sid-sriram/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5af/sid-sriram-12831_find_growing-up-in-the-u-s-music-became-a-way_2303826.jpg) > [Growing up in music motivated me. I applied that to my education and it made me a better person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raekwon/growing-up-in-music-motivated-me-i-applied-that-to-my-education-and/) [Raekwon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raekwon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28a/raekwon-3709_better-person_growing-up-in-music-motivated-me-i-appli_401926.png) > [I do have issues with the fact that music is so accessible nowadays. When I was growing up, we had to find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-loog-oldham/i-do-have-issues-with-the-fact-that-music-is-so-accessible-nowadays/) [Andrew Loog Oldham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-loog-oldham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/036/andrew-loog-oldham-54143_accessible_i-do-have-issues-with-the-fact-that-musi_472064.jpg) > [I would say that for me while growing up, music was my best friend in many ways, and I hope my music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ananya-birla/i-would-say-that-for-me-while-growing-up-music-was-my-best-friend-in/) [Ananya Birla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ananya-birla/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d53/ananya-birla-5420_alone_i-would-say-that-for-me-while-growing-up_1296747.jpg) > [I think everything that played a part in my life growing up is in my music. Being homeless, living in shelters, dealing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cupcakke/i-think-everything-that-played-a-part-in-my-life-growing-up-is-in-my/) [Cupcakke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cupcakke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ada/cupcakke-16309_life_i-think-everything-that-played-a-part-in_3119789.jpg) > [Growing up, there was always music around, whether across the street, or on the next-door neighbor's stereo. So, as in life, music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyler-perry/growing-up-there-was-always-music-around-whether-across-the-street-or/) [Tyler Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyler-perry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06a/tyler-perry-1498_doors_growing-up-there-was-always-music-around_1962272.jpg) > [I love finding out-of-the-box inspirations and blending them with what I've done in the past. And when I started to experiment with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/avicii/i-love-finding-out-of-the-box-inspirations-and-blending-them-with/) [Avicii](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/avicii/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6dd/avicii-13038_because_i-love-finding-out-of-the-box-inspiratio_47579.jpg) > [I had two passions growing up - one was music, one was technology. I tried to play in a band for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-ek/i-had-two-passions-growing-up-one-was-music-one-was-technology-i/) [Daniel Ek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-ek/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e50/daniel-ek-13168_band_i-had-two-passions-growing-up-one-was-mu_2354608.png) > [Music comes from the heart and returns to the heart... music is spontaneous, impulsive expression... its range is without limit... music is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leopold-stokowski/music-comes-from-the-heart-and-returns-to-the-heart-music-is/) [Leopold Stokowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leopold-stokowski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/100/leopold-stokowski-34018_brotherhood_music-comes-from-the-heart-and-returns-t_23623.jpg) > [I was always very academically focused when I was growing up, and music was something for which I really had no preconceptions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-flay/i-was-always-very-academically-focused-when-i-was-growing-up-and/) [K. Flay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-flay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c4/k-flay-11894_creativity_i-was-always-very-academically-focused-w_1659918.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/growing-music/#itemlist", "name": "Growing Music Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As I'm growing, so is my music.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Shawn Mendes" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-mendes/as-i-m-growing-so-is-my-music/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e10/shawn-mendes-2786_growing_as-i-m-growing-so-is-my-music-2893136_2893136.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e10/shawn-mendes-2786_growing_as-i-m-growing-so-is-my-music-2893136_2893136.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e10/shawn-mendes-2786_growing_as-i-m-growing-so-is-my-music-2893136_2893136.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“As I'm growing, so is my music.” — Shawn Mendes", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "For me, growing-up music was always about telling stories.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Michael Giacchino" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-giacchino/for-me-growing-up-music-was-always-about-telling-stories/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f6/michael-giacchino-4387_about_for-me-growing-up-music-was-always-about_22891.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f6/michael-giacchino-4387_about_for-me-growing-up-music-was-always-about_22891.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f6/michael-giacchino-4387_about_for-me-growing-up-music-was-always-about_22891.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“For me, growing-up music was always about telling stories.” — Michael Giacchino", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I truly feel like I'm growing up with my music.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Laufey" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laufey/i-truly-feel-like-i-m-growing-up-with-my-music/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bf/laufey-6054_feel_i-truly-feel-like-i-m-growing-up-with-my_1843174.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bf/laufey-6054_feel_i-truly-feel-like-i-m-growing-up-with-my_1843174.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bf/laufey-6054_feel_i-truly-feel-like-i-m-growing-up-with-my_1843174.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I truly feel like I'm growing up with my music.” — Laufey", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Growing up in the U.S., music became a way for me to find my roots and anchor points.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sid Sriram" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sid-sriram/growing-up-in-the-u-s-music-became-a-way-for-me-to-find-my-roots-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5af/sid-sriram-12831_find_growing-up-in-the-u-s-music-became-a-way_2303826.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5af/sid-sriram-12831_find_growing-up-in-the-u-s-music-became-a-way_2303826.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5af/sid-sriram-12831_find_growing-up-in-the-u-s-music-became-a-way_2303826.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Growing up in the U.S., music became a way for me to find my roots and anchor points.” — Sid Sriram", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Growing up in music motivated me. 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