Chopin Quote by Peter C. Doherty

My grandmother was a classical pianist, so I grew up with Schubert, Mozart, Beethoven. I studied piano as a kid. My musical background and…

— Phillipa Soo

My father was a classical pianist, and my mother was a singer of just about everything.

— Carly Simon

My mother adores singing and plays piano. My uncle was a phenomenal pianist. My brother John is a double bassist. I used to play…

— Fiona Shaw

My mother was the only musician. She played piano and she sang. She also played saxophone. And she played at home a lot.

— David Steward

My parents met in music school and my father was a music professor and conductor. Growing up, we always had classical and contemporary music…

— Sara Zarr

My mother was a classical pianist and my stepfather was an industrialist who was passionate about composing contemporary music.

— Carla Bruni

My dad was a fine pianist and he had a lot of great records and beautiful music.

— Allan Holdsworth

My mother played the piano and my father the violin, I can remember my dad teaching me how to waltz; I had my feet…

— Quentin Bryce

My mother played piano at home; she came from a musical family. Her father, who I never met, was a conductor and composer.

— Ludovico Einaudi

The people who raised me musically are my mother, who is a classically trained pianist, and my stepfather.

— Jeff Buckley

My mom was a piano teacher. It turned into something of a competition between me and her students... I liked the idea that I…

— Grace Potter

My mother Elizabeth Ivey Brubeck was a pianist who studied with Dame Myra Hess and Tobias Matthey. As a child in California I used…

— Dave Brubeck