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I heard the Velvet Underground and that changed things when I was like, 15.

— Ezra Furman

I loved music from the age of eight. Jazz and blues. But also Little Richard and Elvis Presley.

— Bryan Ferry

Lou Reed's spirit and the way he did things was so important. Him and his music mean so much to me as the years…

— Jim James

I love the Velvet Underground, bro.

— Scarface

I had three older sisters whose record collections I borrowed, so I was listening to The Velvet Underground as well as Bach and brass…

— Johann Johannsson

When I was in high school in the '50s, all pop music - Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard - was aimed at teenagers. I…

— Robert Hilburn

The period right before punk rock where people like Lou Reed and Iggy Pop were really strong.

— Arto Lindsay

When I was 12, I didn't know about Nirvana or Oasis or any of those people. I was listening to Ella Fitzgerald and Gershwin.

— Elisabeth Moss

When I was 14 years old, I was a huge fan of the Velvets, the Stooges and the Modern Lovers. They are my three…

— Evan Dando

As a really young child, I was listening to the echoes of the age before, music hall and stuff like that, as well as…

— Roy Harper

I was totally into jazz in my teens.

— Andy Summers

I got into music when I was 12, 13.

— Meek Mill