Classic Quote by Tori Amos

I grew up loving musicals. My mom had records of original cast recordings, and one of them was 'She Loves Me.' I wore that…

— Laura Benanti

My mama was a rocker way back in fifty-three, buys them old records that they sell on TV.

— Tom Petty

It's true that I'm not known as a crooner or balladeer. I'm known for a more crusading or quixotic temperament.

— Kurt Elling

My mum was a big fan of E.L.O. and Elvis Costello. She used to play that, consistently, all the time when we were kids.…

— James Vincent McMorrow

My parents had a huge pile of records - vinyl! - that I loved, especially the Motown stuff, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding.

— Jonny Lang

One of the first things I picked up when I was very, very young out of a record store was work from Peter Saville…

— Raf Simons

I was really psyched about crooner types like Frank Sinatra or Scott Walker. Something that comes more from the stomach than the throat. There's…

— Panda Bear

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 learned to sing from my mum and dad's record collection.

— Paolo Nutini

I grew up listening to my mother's collection of Hank Williams, George Jones and Marty Robbins records.

— Keith Whitley

I was a big music fan, but I never bought a bunch of records or was very educated, I guess, on who was who…

— Sam Hunt

I grew up in an era where the record companies just sold records to everybody, and the whole family bought songs.

— Tony Bennett