Blue Quote by Lenny Henry

My mom had wild records, like Luther Vandross, Michael Jackson and the Whispers. But the first record I bought was 'Rapper's Delight.' It had…

— Jadakiss

When I was a tiny tot, we only had one record player in the house, so there was either Genesis on it or the…

— Rick Astley

My parents had a huge pile of records - vinyl! - that I loved, especially the Motown stuff, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding.

— Jonny Lang

There were a whole lot, I bought every blues record I could find, it wasn't just one or two people. My vocal influences were…

— Johnny Winter

My dad is a huge folk music fan, so growing up, there were always records playing in my house. Carole King, James Taylor, Simon…

— Jake Epstein

I grew up with reggae music.

— Youssou N'Dour

My father's a musician and my mother's a singer. My dad's originally from Brooklyn and he was a Latin percussionist so I've always had…

— Bruno Mars

I grew up in Marcy Projects in Brooklyn, and my mom and pop had an extensive record collection, so Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder…

— Jay-Z

My father gave me one of those small, box-sized travel players when I was a kid and just a handful of records that he…

— Frank Iero

I'd heard a lot of Motown and Stax when I was a kid, but the more well-known end of it. On Jam tours, we…

— Paul Weller

I grew up in a house full of music. Everything from reggae and afro-beat to Zook and pop.

— Estelle

Growing up, I didn't come from a musical family. Neither of my parents played an instrument, sang out loud, or listened to the radio…

— Amor Towles