American Quote by Julien Baker

My parents were pretty cool about letting me listen to whatever I wanted. The only objection might have been playing music too loud.

— Adam Scott

I was first influenced by a friend in fifth grade when he brought a Walkman to school and was listening to 'Paradise City' by…

— Darren Robinson

When I was about 14, I got on the bus, and my sister's friend's brother handed me a burnt CD that said 'American Idiot,'…

— Calum Hood

I was that kid who made his friends listen to the albums they didn't want to.

— Kamasi Washington

My parents were quite strict; we couldn't just listen to whatever music we wanted. It was very much like they monitored what we listened…

— Laura Mvula

It was all that stuff about taking your parents' car when you're 13, sneaking booze into rock shows and ditching school with your friends.…

— Donal Logue

I screwed up at a young age with my parents. They were very religious and they didn't really understand music. They didn't really listen…

— Brent Smith

I had a couple of really cool friends when I was a kid, and we'd find cool music and movies and show them to…

— Gerard Way

Parents should not let kids listen to my music if it's offensive. I wrote these songs for me.

— Kesha

I remember the first time I ever showed my parents a song that I had written. The content may have been a little darker…

— Tyler Joseph

I blame my parents for never introducing me to good music.

— Erin Foster

When I was a boy, my older brothers listened to Earth, Wind & Fire and Kool and the Gang. When I would try to…

— Omar Sy