Being bullied Quote by Lindi Ortega

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

— Jeffrey Osborne

Everything in life influences my music.

— Jason Mraz

Probably the biggest influence on me, strange though it may sound, was the 70s, a decade of invention. Growing up then had a huge…

— Vic Reeves

Music changed my life in so many ways.

— Ski Mask the Slump God

I was a product of the relationships with my family, the environment I grew up in; all those things I kind of put on…

— Sam Hunt

I have moved around a lot, and I've lived in all of these different environments - that has affected the kinds of music and…

— Tei Shi

Different periods, different cultures - it's just the way my mind works. My music is that way as well. There's a foundation but the…

— Erykah Badu

Basically my influences have been American influences. It's been blues, gospel, swing era music, bebop music, Broadway show music, classical music.

— Horace Silver

I think my parents are the first influence on me music-wise. My dad was into Motown and soul, and my mom was into British…

— Clairo

My parents brought me up on all different styles of music, like my Mum would listen to Motown R&B and my Dad was quite…

— Ella Henderson

The biggest musical influence on me was my mum. We were both enraptured by music.

— Johnny Marr

All my musical influences came from my mom, who did everything to music. She played it 24 hours a day, seven days a week…

— Ne-Yo