Admire Quote by Taylor Momsen

The first real concert, other than going with my dad to see Three Dog Night, was Smashing Pumpkins and Garbage. I was fourteen or…

— Amy Lee

I got No Doubt on cassette, 'Tragic Kingdom.' And I just remember being so psyched about all those songs and, like, the songwriting and…

— Teddy Geiger

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

I definitely listened to Lauryn Hill - her's was like the first album I bought myself. Brandy's Never Say Never and Lauryn Hill's The…

— Jillian Hervey

The first songs I learned was 'Crazy' by Patsy Cline and 'At Last' by Etta James. I had been growing up with the Beatles,…

— Sabrina Carpenter

Even before coming into the industry, I was a big fan of Motown, the Jackson 5, Gladys Knight, the Temptations, Diana Ross and The Supremes.

— Stephanie Mills

With the '60s era and Motown, my grandparents actually introduced us to that when I was younger, so I grew up listening to the…

— Jordin Sparks

I listened to a lot of Amy Winehouse: her albums 'Frank' and 'Back to Black'. She was such an incredible artist. She was just…

— Daya

I have a real soft spot for flying saucer songs and Frenkenstein songs. When I was a kid the first record I ever really…

— Tom Verlaine

My dad had a big CD collection that I would rummage through. I fell in love with powerful female vocalists: Alicia Keys, Billie Holiday,…

— Raye

I grew up listening to Dolly Parton and just loving her music.

— Diana DeGarmo

The first record I ever bought was Kiss's 'Destroyer.' And those classic bands like Black Sabbath were my first loves.

— David Draiman