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My grandfather was a massive influence in my music. Growing up, he would play a lot of old-school records to me. A lot of…

— Ella Henderson

I had a very thorough grounding in music; I'd grown up around songs. My parents listened to a lot of music. My dad was…

— Laura Mvula

I'd like to be remembered as someone who wasn't satisfied with just one level of musicianship ... as someone who was a pioneer.

— Amy Winehouse

I had a lot of older musicians looking out for me, teaching me, and showing me things when they saw how interested I was…

— Trombone Shorty

Music was more than just something I enjoyed listening to. I was fascinated by it. I'd watch some of my favourite artists and emulate…

— Jay Sean

I grew up listening to my grandfather's stories of our musical past. He would often talk about the orchestras that played at concerts and…

— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Playing with my grandfather, grandmother and my parents, I came to music pretty naturally.

— Creed Bratton

I guess my biggest influence was actually my Grandfather. He used to play old records on vinyl, and would play old jazz and soul…

— Ella Henderson

Classical music was my starting point. My mum would expose me to a lot of music and take me to really weird concerts when…

— Planningtorock

I come from a musical family, and Carnatic music made up so much of my childhood, my upbringing, and my musical transition.

— Sid Sriram

Trying to be really dark and alienating just felt exhausting to me, so I started going back to the music that I grew up…

— St. Lucia

Sound has always followed me. A lot of reggae when mum was cooking. I'd write songs with my dad or play him anything I'd…

— Jorja Smith