Absurdity Quote by Martin Short

My family were all into classical music, and I found that very intimidating.

— Elizabeth McGovern

There were definitely bands and musicians I liked that drove my mother insane. I probably liked them all the more for it! Bjork drove…

— Gillian Jacobs

I still love how Phil Spector turned teenage experiences into wonderful symphonies, but I find it a little more difficult to put myself in…

— Joe Goddard

My parents loved classical music. And my father adored Mozart. But for some reason, I always had a reaction against it.

— Simon McBurney

I was the only one in my family to be musically inclined, and my mother loved that. It encouraged my grand aunt to find…

— Peter Tosh

Classical music was my starting point. My mum would expose me to a lot of music and take me to really weird concerts when…

— Planningtorock

To play with a symphony today is just fabulous.

— Glen Campbell

On the other hand, when I give it closer thought, I realize I'm not enough of a dictator to conduct an orchestra because it…

— Eberhard Weber

I took classical music very seriously as a kid.

— Laufey

My mother was this force of nature when it came to both communication with people and the whole of learning music. She's a champion.

— Jacob Collier

Genetically, I have tons of musical background in my life. My mother's father was a famous Weimar-era composer, Ernst Toch. My father's mother was…

— Lawrence Weschler

I started writing my own symphony. I wrote about a page and a half. My mum and dad took it into music class and…

— Mark Bonnar