Avant garde Quote by Stuart Hamm

I grew up with a lot of classical music around.

— Kemp Muhl

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

We grew up listening to a variety of music, such as Gospel/Christian, R&B old/new school, jazz, blues, Mozart, Mary Poppins, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand,…

— Michelle Carter

I grew up in the country surrounded by music.

— Martina McBride

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

I grew up with a wide range of music.

— Rutina Wesley

I've always been heavily influenced by classical music, mostly by baroque music.

— Yngwie Malmsteen

My own musical background is based in the blues, and in classical composition. I grew up listening to Muddy Waters, John Coltrane, Miles Davis,…

— Frederick Lenz

My dad loved jazz, so there was a little Miles Davis, Otis Redding, Donny Hathaway. My mum is French, so she'd listen to a…

— Arlo Parks

Seriously though, my father was the first African American to sign a contract with the Metropolitan Opera so I grew up with classical music…

— Bobby McFerrin

I was born out of classical music.

— Mika

I grew up listening to a lot of classic jazz, and stuff like The Beatles, and old Motown stuff, and a lot of classical…

— Alison Sudol