Christianity Quote by Lizz Wright

I wasn't allowed to listen to a lot of music growing up. It wasn't until I started to make my gospel record when I…

— Katy Perry

We weren't allowed to have secular music in the house growing up. I was home-schooled, and gospel was the only choice we had.

— John Legend

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

My childhood was limited to mostly gospel music. We didn't have, like, a lot of records in our house, you know. It was like…

— Faith Evans

My father was a good preacher and had a little bit of drama.

— Jayne Meadows

My parents actively tried to discourage me from going into music - especially Dad, because of the troubled times he had in his youth.

— Andrew Ridgeley

I listened to gospel music because that was just our culture, you know? My parents are pastors.

— Masego

I grew up in a very strict household, where secular music was forbidden.

— Shannon Bream

Everybody always wants to rebel against their parents' music, but nobody listened to music louder than my dad.

— Dan Auerbach

I grew up listening to gospel. That was the only thing that I had reference to because that was what my family was involved…

— Katy Perry

My parents were not musical, and they were not effervescent people; everything was very quiet. The music that I played was loud; it used…

— Don McLean

My father, good or bad, mistakes or no, had a direct line from his heart to the music to the people, to the audience.…

— Arthur Rubinstein