Early Quote by Jeffrey Osborne

With the '60s era and Motown, my grandparents actually introduced us to that when I was younger, so I grew up listening to the…

— Jordin Sparks

Even before coming into the industry, I was a big fan of Motown, the Jackson 5, Gladys Knight, the Temptations, Diana Ross and The Supremes.

— Stephanie Mills

My brothers and I had a gospel quartet, and that was the only music people listened to. But I was already gravitating towards songs…

— Al Green

My dad listened to George Jones and Hank Williams, and of course all the Motown stuff was unavoidable.

— Uncle Kracker

My mom listened to all that AM-'70s stuff, and my old man listened to a lot of country and Motown and doo-wop.

— Uncle Kracker

I listened to a lot of what my grandparents listened to: George Jones, Johnny Cash - a lot of old country singers. Patsy Cline.

— Trixie Mattel

When I was a little bitty kid, I was listening to the stuff my parents were listening to. My mom was a huge Whitney…

— Gabriella Wilson

Growing up, I listened to a lot of jazz and blues records - John Coltrane and Etta James. I was also really into Radiohead…

— Alex Clare

I had always loved music. I grew up listening to classic country, Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard. My dad loved Vern Gosdin and Keith Whitley.…

— Jake Owen

I listen to everything: The Pixies, The Beatles, The Avett Brothers.

— Madeline Brewer

My dad was a soul fan and a singer himself, and he loved vocal harmony, stuff like the Beach Boys and Motown like the…

— Katy B

I had three older sisters whose record collections I borrowed, so I was listening to The Velvet Underground as well as Bach and brass…

— Johann Johannsson