Around Quote by Leo Kottke

My mother says I was two-and-a-half when I started playing. My father was a minister, and when he went to church in the morning,…

— Tori Amos

I was three or four, and my mother would have a Bing Crosby record playing through the house. It was my introduction to jazz,…

— Michael Buble

I was performing from the age of three.

— Jennifer Ellison

When my family all got together, I'd always get up and entertain everyone, but it was all a bit of a joke. My first…

— Duffy

I'd been performing in bands since I was 12 which represented, at that point, about 16 years of playing music.

— Van Morrison

My first gig, I was about 17 or 18. But I'd been singing a long time. I got a guitar when I was 8,…

— Toby Keith

I'm the youngest of five - three girls and two boys. There was one record player for the seven of us. It was good…

— Imelda May

I was 4 years old when I sang in public for the very first time.

— Mireille Mathieu

When I was younger, I'd be walking down the street and suddenly panic because I had a cool idea and no way of getting…

— Kamasi Washington

I'd start to sing, and the record would start skipping. You'd be skipping along with it. Those were the days, my friend. We'd look…

— Wilson Pickett

I used to play my records aloud until one night my mother was like, "This is too loud. I'm not having it," and so…

— Lauryn Hill

I recorded my first song when I was 13, 14 years old, and I've been running with it ever since.

— Le'Veon Bell