American people Quote by Roy Montgomery

The lion's share of what I listened to in the Eighties, what really affected me, was coming from Britain.

— John Grant

When I did 'Bird,' it was a surprise to some people, first because I wasn't in it and second because most of the films…

— Clint Eastwood

I grew up in the New Zealand countryside. We didn't have television until I was 14, so sing-alongs were our only entertainment.

— Kiri Te Kanawa

I grew up in Arizona listening to Hank Williams Jr., Johnny Cash, Tammy Wynette, and Dolly Parton.

— Meghan McCain

Professionally, when I did the Olympic games and sang for my country in Australia. It was a big moment, Sydney in 2000. It was…

— Olivia Newton-John

The very first time I ever heard anything of mine on the radio, I was in New Jersey, and I was in my teens.…

— Frankie Valli

I was playing surf music with my band when a girlfriend of mine who had come from Los Angeles took me to a James…

— Timothy B. Schmit

I'm an Australian, and when I grew up much of my influences were American - blues music and country music, all that sort of…

— Nick Cave

I was a beach boy, and I believe I learned my songs from the birds of the Brazilian forest.

— Antonio Carlos Jobim

I was a really camp child! In the 70s, an age of all these amazing musical subcultures, I was sitting in my living room…

— Zoe Ball

I learned music listening to Elvis' records. His measurable effect on culture and music was even greater in England than in the States.

— Mick Fleetwood

When I was growing up, I had a nanny who would always play 'The Sound of Music' and 'Bye Bye Birdie,' so I was…

— Rumer Willis