Am Quote by Big Sean

The influence is really all over the place. Detroit, definitely because of Motown and Stooges. When you come from a place like Detroit, you're…

— Alex Winston

My music is the essence of Detroit. At one time, we were the center of the world, man - Motor City.

— Big Sean

I've performed in Auburn Hills, at The Palace, so I haven't really been in downtown Detroit, but I've been able to be here, and…

— Jordin Sparks

I grew up in one of those households where, growing up in Detroit, you gravitate towards music and cars because we were the capital…

— Jalen Rose

I think me leaving Detroit shaped my style. Me leaving, going to New York, going to L.A. and seeing what they were doing there.…

— Danny Brown

It's really the city of Detroit that I owe the thanks to and all the people along the way, so many people that played…

— B. J. Armstrong

I had a lot of romanticised ideas of what Detroit was like, but I didn't get there until I was 30, and it was…

— Ryan Gosling

People my age, we would hear from our parents and grandparents who were raised in Detroit about how great this city was from 1900…

— Dan Gilbert

Detroit has always been a rock and roll audience for me and picked up on me and my performances long before a lot of…

— Peter Frampton

I grew up in the suburbs of Detroit.

— Anna Sui

I think how Chicago plays a role in my life - it had such a role in my youth and the decisions that I…

— Kaskade

Detroit's a great music town. If your interaction with it was mainly musical, I'm sure you have a good opinion of the place.

— Jeffrey Eugenides