Being Quote by Sophie Thatcher

From like 15 to 19, all I listened to was Elliott Smith. I started to appreciate the more human aspect of music and was…

— Alex G

I've listened to Terry Wogan since I was a girl; my parents listened to David Jacobs and Desmond Carrington.

— Zoe Ball

I'm obsessed with Elliott Smith, which is very common knowledge.

— Phoebe Bridgers

Bill Bennett really became an idol for me. I listened to him every morning from 6 to 9 for, oh, years.

— Jonathan Krohn

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

Hearing Oscar Peterson was something that resonated within me. There are so many musicians I've been fortunate to play with. The people that inspire…

— Eldar Djangirov

I started [performing] so young that it might have just been that I kind of had to grow up and make people understand that…

— Margaret Cho

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 mom was an amazing singer and music was a big part of my life, so I grew up listening to Nat King Cole,…

— Gloria Estefan

Ironically, being a coach on 'The Voice' and spending time with those kids, Xenia and Dia especially, I learned a lot about myself. It…

— Blake Shelton

Hearing Phil [wood] a lot, those few years especially when I was going to hear music and Tom Harrell was in the band. Man…

— Jon Gordon

I've been fascinated by music for as long as I can remember. I was the kid on the playground in the third grade who…

— Josh Groban