California Quote by Dave Brubeck

My mother was a very talented pianist, and she was a music teacher who hated to teach music, actually, but she loved to play,…

— Peter C. Doherty

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

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

— Carly Simon

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

— Carla Bruni

My mother was the only musician. She played piano and she sang. She also played saxophone. And she played at home a lot.

— David Steward

My mother adores singing and plays piano. My uncle was a phenomenal pianist. My brother John is a double bassist. I used to play…

— Fiona Shaw

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

— Dick Dale

My grandmother had always played show tunes from classic musicals at the piano when we were growing up, so that helped me fall in…

— Colin Donnell

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

— Jeff Buckley

My mother did play classical piano, not that well. And actually, my father sang with the big bands - he sang with Bob Crosby's…

— Toni Tennille

My grandmother was a classical pianist, so I grew up with Schubert, Mozart, Beethoven. I studied piano as a kid. My musical background and…

— Phillipa Soo

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

— Johnny Winter