Actually Quote by Ella Henderson

I guess my biggest influence was actually my Grandfather. He used to play old records on vinyl, and would play old jazz and soul…

— Ella Henderson

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

Growing up, I listened and was influenced by a lot of those around me. I have a big family, and my dad listened to…

— Ella Henderson

I had a very thorough grounding in music; I'd grown up around songs. My parents listened to a lot of music. My dad was…

— Laura Mvula

My dad was a big influence because he did a lot of music.

— Lil Skies

My father was very musical, and music plays quite a large part in my life.

— William Golding

My father had a phenomenal knowledge of music; my mom's family were all musicians.

— Steve Miller

My dad would play me all of these records: Miles Davis records, John Coltrane records, Bill Evans records, a lot of jazz records. My…

— Eldar Djangirov

My parents brought me up on all different styles of music, like my Mum would listen to Motown R&B and my Dad was quite…

— Ella Henderson

My dad was a musician. He was a singer and he played the guitar, so music was always around.

— Kris Allen

My father played music, so I was always around music, even from the time I was born. My father actually was the one that…

— Michael Anthony

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