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title: "7 Singing Mother Quotes by 7 authors"
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> [“That innate love of melody, which she had inherited from her ballad-singing mother, gave the simplest music a power which could well-nigh…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-hardy/that-innate-love-of-melody-which-she-had-inherited-from-her-ballad/)

[Thomas Hardy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-hardy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/269/thomas-hardy-410_heart_that-innate-love-of-melody-which-she-had_819799.jpg)

> [I remember I always felt much more safe standing up on a chair and singing in front of my mother than I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-murphy/i-remember-i-always-felt-much-more-safe-standing-up-on-a-chair-and/)

[Ryan Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-murphy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2c/ryan-murphy-7917_chair_i-remember-i-always-felt-much-more-safe_1060265.png)

> [Growing up in Cleveland, I learned about singing from my mother, who had once sung professionally and who admired Mahalia Jackson and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracy-chapman/growing-up-in-cleveland-i-learned-about-singing-from-my-mother-who/)

[Tracy Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracy-chapman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a43/tracy-chapman-6938_cleveland_growing-up-in-cleveland-i-learned-about_1568442.jpg)

> [I started singing when I was three - my mother would teach me some versions of 'Thirupugazh.' And I loved being on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sid-sriram/i-started-singing-when-i-was-three-my-mother-would-teach-me-some/)

[Sid Sriram](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sid-sriram/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acf/sid-sriram-12831_loved_i-started-singing-when-i-was-three-my-mo_1668122.jpg)

> [I don't remember ever not singing. My mother loved music, and she taught me songs, country music, spirituals. I would sing for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-henderson/i-don-t-remember-ever-not-singing-my-mother-loved-music-and-she/)

[Florence Henderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-henderson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b2/florence-henderson-20751_country-music_i-don-t-remember-ever-not-singing-my-mot_1773482.png)

> [I grew up singing. My mother was a music teacher.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/connie-britton/i-grew-up-singing-my-mother-was-a-music-teacher/)

[Connie Britton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/connie-britton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/945/connie-britton-12410_grew_i-grew-up-singing-my-mother-was-a-music_1931367.jpg)

> [I had trained in Hindustani classical singing and my mother thought I could become a playback singer, but I always wanted to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amrita-rao/i-had-trained-in-hindustani-classical-singing-and-my-mother-thought-i/)

[Amrita Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amrita-rao/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/051/amrita-rao-5309_actor_i-had-trained-in-hindustani-classical-si_3182648.png)

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