American Quote by Monica Barbaro

My father was a musician and wanted me to study piano. I had no interest.

— Joel Grey

My dad had even hired an accompanist to play for me on a piano. But he had never pushed me to music because I…

— Kim Basinger

My mother always wanted to play an instrument. Her parents never gave her that. Then it got to a point where I'd been playing…

— Lulu Wang

I had to run away from home in order to be a musician. Because I came from a family of... my father was a…

— Hugh Masekela

My parents had chosen the medical profession for me. I even studied a few semesters at St Xavier's College, but at the back of…

— Zubin Mehta

My father made sure that I had lots of levels of education - from ballroom-dancing to painting, commando training, theatre and magic.

— Baz Luhrmann

One of the reasons my father ... became a dentist was so he could always be home for dinner and spend weekends with his…

— Dean Ornish

I told my father that I was not interested in studies. I was more interested in tabla, piano and other instruments. My father told…

— Bappi Lahiri

My father always encouraged me to do whatever I wanted, providing I was happy. He wanted me to go to school, but because I…

— Gino D'Acampo

I was the only one to go to university, and the last thing my dad wanted was for me to be an artist. But…

— Sean Scully

My mother wanted me to be a concert pianist.

— Bernie Worrell

My father left his piano at the house when he left, and I wasn't allowed to play it when he was there because I…

— Prince