Classical music Quote by Planningtorock

My whole childhood was filled with classical music and going to concerts of the New York Philharmonic and other New York ensembles and organizations,…

— Gunther Schuller

Classical music was very much a part of my life growing up, and it was always playing in the house. And music was almost…

— Laufey

What I wanted to do was music, until I was about 16. But it was jazz and rock, never classical music.

— Simon Helberg

I started listening to classical music when I was in my early teens. Prior to that, I listened to pop records or band records.

— Stephen Sondheim

From an early age, I was infatuated with music. I always loved it and was always dancing or playing something.

— Tyler Farr

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 parents brought me up on all different styles of music, like my Mum would listen to Motown R&B and my Dad was quite…

— Ella Henderson

Music was around in my family in two ways. My mother would occasionally sing to me, but I was mostly stimulated by the classical…

— Tom Glazer

My mom played me all kinds of music, from Ella Fitzgerald to Celine Dion. I listened to everything growing up, old and new.

— Diana DeGarmo

My mom was sort of involved in amateur dramatics like Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, and played the violin. My dad played banjo and piano…

— Colm Wilkinson

I wasn't listening to that much classical music - not much more than anything else. I was really lucky to have parents who loved…

— Cecile McLorin Salvant

I had been exposed to classical music my whole life; even before I was born.

— Jason Becker