Dreams Quote by John Coltrane

My mom was an opera singer, and she gave up her career to raise a family. But she also taught my sisters how to…

— Tika Sumpter

My mother, Zelma, was an influence on my career. When I was six or seven I started singing, imitating people like Eartha Kitt, and…

— Maureen Lipman

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 grandmother really wanted to see me become a singer, but she passed away before I became one.

— Jeongyeon

My mother sang. But back in the day, it was looked down upon if the lady of the house wanted to sing in public.…

— Amit Trivedi

When I started to sing, my mother would have me engaged to perform at the Women's Christian Temperance Union national or annual meetings. I…

— Maureen Forrester

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

When I was two I was always like "I wanna be a famous singer when I grow up." When you listen to most kids…

— Kiley Dean

When my mother had four girls, and she could tell her marriage was falling apart, she went back to college and got her degree…

— Andie MacDowell

My mom was a singer, and my dad had been playing in bands with my mom's brother. My dad married my mom, and so…

— Jay DeMarcus

My mother was a single working mother; she started having children very young. There was a tension inside her about who she wanted to…

— Natalie Merchant

I grew up singing. My mother was a music teacher.

— Connie Britton