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I would not have one turntable if my brother didn't buy the turntable. I was the dreamer; he was the doer.

— Rza

My father was my first inspiration. He had an incredible stereo and a turntable, and I was told not to touch it. But I'd…

— Grandmaster Flash

The turntable is now an instrument at the Smithsonian.

— Ajay Naidu

My mom's an art teacher, so I always had music in the house. She always had records, and I was mesmerized by the mechanics…

— DJ Premier

A few guys will get up there with turntables as purists, to play vinyl or whatever.

— A-Trak

I was the little white kid who rocked the turntables

— Kid Rock

I had been building electronic musical instruments since I was a kid.

— Robert Moog

We really were a very musical family. In spite of the fact that we were so poor when I was a youngster that supper…

— Lawrence Welk

My mom has pictures of me at four years old at the turntable, reaching up to play the records. I feel like I was…

— Dr Dre

My father bought me a little cardboard accordion, and when I was three I got this little machine.

— Toots Thielemans

We really were a very musical family. Father managed to buy us a small pump organ, and I just loved this instrument.

— Lawrence Welk

I wanted to be the best guitar player in the world. And then my dad got me a portable recorder, so I started writing…

— Ludwig Goransson