Being Quote by Cecil Taylor

My mother started me on the piano when I was 3 years old.

— Kristian Nairn

My mother is a pianist and vocalist. When I was 15, I was playing guitar in her Dell Graham Trio.

— Larry Graham

My mother played piano at home; she came from a musical family. Her father, who I never met, was a conductor and composer.

— Ludovico Einaudi

I learned to play the piano on my mother's knee - that was before we got a piano.

— Victor Borge

My mother made me take piano lessons, and because I am her oldest and she had not yet been worn down by the task…

— Sheri L. Dew

My grandfather is a musician, my son is a musician and a singer. My mother played the piano too.

— Zico

My mother gave me a choice. She said, 'Would you like to take singing lessons or piano.' I'm glad I chose piano.

— McCoy Tyner

My mother played piano so we always had music around the house

— Johnny Winter

I am so happy that I didn’t go to school and I didn’t have anyone to tell me how to position my fingers on…

— Yanni

My aunt played the piano and I used to sit and listen to it.

— Dick Dale

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

— Jeff Buckley

My good fortune was that I was born into a home where Mum and Dad encouraged me to learn the piano.

— Judith Durham