Brooks Quote by Yusef Lateef

I had sort of exhausted all the avenues playing in Detroit. So again, through the stewardship of my brother, I ended up in California…

— Chad Smith

Definitely just growing up in general influenced me; Detroit happened to be where I was. I feel like the city definitely has made an…

— Big Sean

I've performed in Auburn Hills, at The Palace, so I haven't really been in downtown Detroit, but I've been able to be here, and…

— Jordin Sparks

I went from elementary school to proper training, operatic training, and I went on to the Motown University and learned a lot of things…

— Martha Reeves

Detroit's a great music town. If your interaction with it was mainly musical, I'm sure you have a good opinion of the place.

— Jeffrey Eugenides

It's really the city of Detroit that I owe the thanks to and all the people along the way, so many people that played…

— B. J. Armstrong

I grew up in Detroit. So my mother always loved big band music.

— Glenn Frey

I lived in Detroit until I was six. My older sister was living with us, and she listened to the Ohio Players and Stevie…

— Boots Riley

I am very passionate, and I grew up in an incredibly beautiful urban community - the city of Detroit - born and raised.

— Rashida Tlaib

I went to school in Gainesville because it was a huge punk and folk town. So I went to class twice a week, and…

— Benjamin Booker

I grew up in the suburbs of Detroit.

— Anna Sui

My music is the essence of Detroit. At one time, we were the center of the world, man - Motor City.

— Big Sean