Being gay Quote by Elton John

My mother was majorly into musical theatre - that's how this happened. That's how I became the gayest person in the world.

— Randy Rainbow

My mother gave me the courage to pursue music as a career on her deathbed. She became very ill when I was 21. I…

— Gregory Porter

My mom was always so supportive; she enabled me to pursue my dreams. I danced on Broadway as a kid, and she would never…

— Ian Ziering

I was a kid with a lot of dreams. And my parents encouraged me in every possible way.

— Srinidhi Shetty

The biggest musical influence on me was my mum. We were both enraptured by music.

— Johnny Marr

I was inadvertently raised in the 'gay community.' I had straight parents, but I spent massive amounts of time at a very early age…

— Darren Criss

I sang a song at my sister's wedding. My mother forced me into that, too. But that one felt all right.

— Adam Sandler

None of my family are musicians, but there was a lot of classic rock and country going on. I always wanted to sing. As…

— Phoebe Bridgers

My parents never pushed me towards music. I feel like, growing up in a musical household and always being surrounded by it, I was…

— Dua Lipa

[My mother] is much more musical, and by the time I started writing songs - by the time I was about 17 - she…

— George Michael

My parents encouraged me in everything I ever wanted to do.

— Charles Kuralt

I was the only one in my family to be musically inclined, and my mother loved that. It encouraged my grand aunt to find…

— Peter Tosh