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I was first inspired to make music by my cousin Oran. He was making music on an old Mac II by himself in his…

— Flying Lotus

When I started making music, I just wanted to be the producer who sang the hooks. I wanted to be Pharrell, honestly, the one…

— Syd

DJ Tiesto was my first inspiration. I heard him play at the Olympics in 2004 and from that moment on I knew I wanted…

— Martin Garrix

I had a really nice association with Richie DeRosa, a great musician, a great drummer and composer and arranger. And I had a number…

— Jon Gordon

I was working with Jay Z while I was still learning how to be who I was about to become.

— Travis Scott

When I first started, I worked with my father, Alex 'Little Bill' Wallace; he was a guitarist like B.B. King. I was around 13…

— Wadada Leo Smith

I started making beats in high school.

— Kenny Beats

It was probably when I met Jeff Hamilton, the drummer I've been working with for the last 20 years. He's the one who brought…

— Diana Krall

My brother started in the music business, and I was an actor - we were both in the entertainment industry, but doing separate things.…

— Noah Emmerich

I was the drummer hiding behind the cymbals. By the time fame came along, I'd worked in the business for a decade, then suddenly,…

— David Essex

Michael Clarke Duncan and I met at a music festival that was honoring films, and we happened to be seated next to each other…

— Nikki Blonsky

I grew up with Al Jarreau. We had a band together and worked these places for three years when neither one of us knew…

— George Duke