Dad Quote by Amaal Mallik

My musical influence is really from my father. He was a DJ in college. My parents met at New York University. So he listened…

— Talib Kweli

My grandfather was a massive influence in my music. Growing up, he would play a lot of old-school records to me. A lot of…

— Ella Henderson

I think I was just lucky to be brought up in a very musical family. My two older brothers were, and still are, very…

— Kate Bush

I had a very thorough grounding in music; I'd grown up around songs. My parents listened to a lot of music. My dad was…

— Laura Mvula

I grew up in a very musical family, but music was not encouraged as a career. It was a hobby.

— Colm Wilkinson

I'm a musician, and I discovered the power of music pretty early in life.

— Shruti Haasan

I've been playing music all my life. I wasn't really fostered in a musical family, it was something I did despite the kind of…

— Tim Hecker

I was raised with a lot of music around me at all times.

— Bea Miller

I had to have a lot of jobs until I was supporting myself through music, but I knew that those jobs were all leading…

— Jason Mraz

My dad was a big influence because he did a lot of music.

— Lil Skies

I was raised by my father, who was a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and bass player. His brothers all did the same thing, so I…

— William Singe

Music was the first thing I did where I was naturally talented.

— Miranda Lambert