Heroes Quote by Bridget Everett

I actually started as a singer in Brooklyn, and I lived in a community. To get out of the ghetto of my community, I…

— Charlemagne Palestine

I was living in New York. Sometimes, our gang of musicians would go to Louis Armstrong's home and play records. It was a lesson,…

— Jimmy Scott

I was able to work with the best musicians in Kansas City starting when I was really young

— Pat Metheny

I grew up in Kansas City from when I was about two years old to my mid-teens. Kansas City at the time was an…

— Eldar Djangirov

I grew up singing in Kansas. My dad had a band when I was growing up. So I sang in church and school and…

— Martina McBride

I came to New York after Bennington College and trained as a singer. I lived on the West Side and I went to my…

— Yasmin Aga Khan

I was a kid from Oklahoma who never wanted to be a singer, but was told I could sing. And things snowballed.

— Patti Page

I'm more into the old-school country myself, like Dolly Parton, and I guess it wouldn't be typical, but I really love Linda Ronstadt.

— Sara Rue

My mother was a singer, and both of her sisters were singers. There was always music around.

— Len Cariou

Music was always part of my life - my mother says I came out singing. I wanted to be Gene Kelly - or Judy…

— Imelda May

We used to sing along to Judy Garland and Ella Fitzgerald records together. She had the most amazing voice ... She's always encouraged me,…

— Sheryl Crow

I was a folk singer who became totally over the edge with country music. I found my voice and style working with Gram Parsons.…

— Emmylou Harris