Cities Quote by El-P

My dad loved music, and he passed that on to me. I fell in love with hip-hop the first time I heard it. I…

— Trip Lee

I was just a kid in love with hip hop music. I love music. I love the culture. I wanted to be a part…

— Troy Carter

I grew up around music. My father was a professional musician. We used to have a trailer house that we travelled in. I've always…

— Timothy B. Schmit

My musical influence is really from my father. He was a DJ in college. My parents met at New York University. So he listened…

— Talib Kweli

I made a good living for a teenager. And I had to learn all different kinds of music - jazz, swing, Motown, pop -…

— Idina Menzel

My dad was all about music. He was a musician, leading a band when I was born. His band was active all through the…

— Chick Corea

I've been writing songs and making music since I was probably ten years old...so my inspirations back then, I don't know - I guess…

— Hoodie Allen

My love of R&B and hip-hop has influenced my life not even as a musician, but generally in terms of growing up and looking…

— James Vincent McMorrow

I fell in love with hip-hop at an early age as a culture, as a sound, both from the perspective of a fan and…

— G-Eazy

My family was into music. My dad was into music down south. My mom and grandmother were into gospel music so there were all…

— Joe Louis Walker

I grew up listening to a lot of rap music. My dad's a DJ from Brooklyn, and he's a very soulful guy, so he…

— Chanel West Coast

I was in high school and college as hip-hop was really sort of coming into its own as a, you know, creative force, as…

— Rick Famuyiwa