King Quote by Bernice King

My mother grew up strong. She was a charismatic leader among her peers, staging plays, organizing projects, raising money for charity; she was fiercely…

— Anand Giridharadas

My mother was devoted to helping people - with my father's money! - who had great voices but didn't have the financial means to…

— Salma Hayek

My mother was a very good violinist; my father was a musicologist and spent most of his life in academia.

— Pete Seeger

The people who raised me musically are my mother, who is a classically trained pianist, and my stepfather.

— Jeff Buckley

My father was a classical pianist, and my mother was a singer of just about everything.

— Carly Simon

My mother studied English and drama at the University of Pennsylvania, where my father studied architecture. She was a great influence in all sorts…

— Donald Barthelme

I grew up singing. My mother was a music teacher.

— Connie Britton

My mom was an opera singer, and she gave up her career to raise a family. But she also taught my sisters how to…

— Tika Sumpter

My father was a classical musician and my mother was a writer.

— John Sebastian

I trained classically for 11 years and then studied musical theater at AMDA New York. My dad is a singer-songwriter, so I followed in…

— Madeline Brewer

My mother was a classical pianist and my stepfather was an industrialist who was passionate about composing contemporary music.

— Carla Bruni

I grew up studying music. I went to conservatory.

— Lance Reddick