Actively Quote by Charles Hazlewood

I admire Aphex Twin. His ability to make moving music while still challenging the listener - his attention to detail.

— Alex G

My father, Aparesh Lahiri, was a musician too, and at a very young age, I was geared up for a career in music.

— Bappi Lahiri

Our father taught us how to play. He's also our biggest inspiration and he opened our ears to a lot of older music, like…

— Henry Garza

While not a musician, my father was a music agent for years before becoming pop culture icon Famous Amos.

— Shawn Amos

My dad is Jean-Paul Bourelly, a really prestige guitar player in Europe, and he toured with Miles Davis. I was always surrounded by the…

— Bibi Bourelly

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

— Carla Bruni

My father shared the ethos of many of the beat writers and was a friend of Allen Ginsberg. Probably for 25 years of my…

— Anne Waldman

As a teenager, I really loved Catherine Ribeiro - extremely powerful, wild, improvisatory voice. I loved old psych-rock bands, and Michael Hurley, and Harry…

— Weyes Blood

I hail from a family of musicians for the last 18 generations. My grandfather was a classical singer; his father was a sitar player.

— Jeet Gannguli

Some musicians I know are incredible fathers. Like Keith Richards. A fantastic dad.

— Jack Bruce

I was studying with Joe Allard, which was great, as a saxophone student. Being able to study with Joe Allard was an incredible experience.

— Jon Gordon

My father's nephew was the blues musician, Lowell Fulson. Every time he came around, he had a pretty car, a beautiful woman and a…

— Charlie Wilson