Dad Quote by Natalie Prass

Interestingly enough Miles Davis was an influence, and the way he approached harmonics. And one of my biggest influences was Dionne Warwick, early Dionne…

— Philip Bailey

I was very inspired by my mother. She was a vocal teacher and sang in a band, and my first memories of her were…

— Daryl Hall

Being around people like Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick and Roberta Flack, all these greats, I was taught to listen and observe.

— Whitney Houston

I met some wonderful people, who introduced me to some other musicians... I then made a little record called 'Worrisome Heart.' It was a…

— Melody Gardot

I loved things like Destiny's Child, and Amy Winehouse's first record came out when I was 11 years old. But as a young, young…

— Sam Smith

It was my Mum who got me into singing properly - she knew I had to do something with my voice because she knew…

— Susan Boyle

The records that I grew up listening to had feel, and the drummers that inspired me - like Stewart Copeland, Neil Peart, Phil Collins…

— Taylor Hawkins

When I was a little bitty kid, I was listening to the stuff my parents were listening to. My mom was a huge Whitney…

— Gabriella Wilson

He learned through the way that my father and I felt about his songs, his country songs, that they were great songs. And then…

— Alan Lomax

My dad's a huge music nerd and he put me onto a lot of music when I was very young, like Stevie Wonder, Bill…

— Ruel

I grew up singing a lot of Martina McBride, Shania and LeAnn Rimes, and because of my age, those were my main influences.

— Cassadee Pope

I always sang when I was little and my father, who was a great influence on me, also had a wonderful voice. He and…

— Judy Collins