Blessed Quote by Jon Gordon

Music was very influential on me as a kid.

— Steve Earle

For me, the most powerful form of music was gospel music. It led me to the blues.

— Susan Tedeschi

I felt I had an opportunity to follow in the footsteps of great soul musicians of the past, who made a lot of social…

— Aloe Blacc

I have a pretty healthy perspective on what my past music was.

— Selena Gomez

Among the songs I love best were those that I see as historically important, and helped change and develop my taste.

— Seymour Stein

I think I was affected quite a bit by musical and creative influences that go all the way back to my childhood.

— Jeffrey Osborne

Christian music was such a huge foundation for me, even as a kid, and I grew to love Christian music not only because of…

— Jay DeMarcus

My greatest influence came from my parents' love of classical music. We listened to a lot of arias and operas growing up.

— Lara Fabian

Music was a way for me to almost speak things into existence before they even happened and to build confidence.

— Darren Waller

I was able to endure and play a special part in music history. And I always managed to keep working, even if I wasn't…

— Merry Clayton

The most incredible part of seeing people embrace and recognize my music is experiencing the lives of people when they are powerfully affected, encouraged,…

— Lauren Daigle

To think that my heart and my words and my music saved somebody's life, it takes a while to just sink in with me.…

— Josh Turner