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At 12 or 13, I picked up a guitar because my mother made me learn how to play.

— Lou Barlow

I started taking piano lessons when I was 8 and I wrote my first song shortly after. Music was really important in my family.…

— Eric Hutchinson

I had some music lessons and my mum played every instrument but the guitar.

— Brandy Clark

I got my first instrument for Christmas when I was three or four years old. My parents got me a mandolin because it was…

— Chord Overstreet

My mother is a pianist and vocalist. When I was 15, I was playing guitar in her Dell Graham Trio.

— Larry Graham

My mom really wanted me to be a musician so she gave me a guitar for my fifth birthday, but I didn't start playing…

— Yngwie Malmsteen

My first instrument was the piano; I played in the church, and before that I sang in church. I didn't learn the guitar until…

— Chuck Brown

I got my first instrument at Christmas when I was three or four. My dad and mom got me a mandolin. It was the…

— Chord Overstreet

My first instrument was the piano; I played in the church, and before that I sang in church. I didnt learn the guitar until…

— Chuck Brown

My mother always took my brothers and me to music lessons. There were six children. Our parents attended our concerts and encouraged us to…

— Wynton Marsalis

I joined my father for recordings when I was 11 or so. By then, I could play a dozen instruments. My first professional recording…

— Vidyasagar

My dad started teaching me how to play guitar when I was 13 years old. When he'd go to work, he'd map out guitar…

— Jason Aldean