“Both of my mom's parents were music teachers, so I was hearing the fundamentals of playing the piano, what notes are, and all those things very early on.” ParentTeacherMomFundamentalsNotesMy MomHearingPianoMusic Teacher Author:Jillian Hervey
“Between my mom and dad, I would hear a lot of Earth, Wind, and Fire. My mom loved Chaka Khan, so that was on in the car a lot.” EarthFireCarWindMomDadMy MomMom And Dad Author:Jillian Hervey
“Of course the Disney movies, you know all the soundtracks, and anything Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire were doing - Singing in the Rain was one of my favorite musicals I used to watch a lot because my mom came from a theatre background.” KnowsUsedCoursesWatchesMomSingingRainMy FavoriteMy MomTheatreBackgroundsGenesSoundtracksSinging In The Rain Author:Jillian Hervey
“[My mom] put me in dance class when I was really young just as a thing to do and I loved it. I remember being excited every time I went, no matter how tired I was - it was the one thing that I always liked doing.” MatterRememberYoungClassOne ThingMomTiredExcitedMy MomThings To DoDance Class Author:Jillian Hervey
“My main goal was to not tell my mom anything or anyone anything. Even within our family, we like to do it ourselves, we like to be our own boss, and we don't like asking for help.” HelpingGoalMomAskingMy MomOur FamilyBossAsking For Help Author:Jillian Hervey
“It was like I couldn't even begin to tell my mom I was singing. I didn't want anyone to think that she was trying to get me to sing. I wanted to prove to myself I could do it on my own. I really wanted to do a completely different thing.” ThinkingWantTryingDifferentWantedMy OwnMomProveSingingMy MomDifferent Things Author:Jillian Hervey
“You know, you always want to just do your own thing - I mean some people want to be exactly like their parents - Ibut I wanted to do my own thing and I ended up doing a kind of mix of my mom and dad.” PeopleKnowsWantKindMeanWantedParentMy OwnMomDadMy MomMom And Dad Author:Jillian Hervey
“I feel like my dad was the more artistic one, creating his own thing, loving to be around people, and all this stuff, doing exciting things, and my mom was more of the performer.” PeopleFeelsStuffMomDadCreatingExcitingMy DadMy MomArtisticPerformersExciting Things Author:Jillian Hervey
“My mom has kind of been more of the emotional support system. One time I was really feeling all out of it, just dealing with a lot of cooks in the kitchen and adjusting to what it means to be in the music industry, and I called her. One of the first things she said to me was 'You have to be thankful that these people even like you, no one liked me, at all, I was not really accepted for a very long time.'” PeopleFirstsKindMeanLongSaidFeelingsSupportEmotionalLike YouMomIndustryLong TimeMy MomAcceptedCooksKitchenOne TimeBeing ThankfulMusic IndustryAdjustingSupport SystemsEmotional SupportCooks In The Kitchen Author:Jillian Hervey
“[My mom] has a few choice words to calm me down. I think it's beautiful that I sometimes, weirdly, see myself in a photo and I'm like 'Omg, that looks like my mom.' It freaks me out and all that stuff, but it's also just a part of my legacy.” ThinkingLooksSometimesBeautifulChoicesStuffMomCalmMy MomLegacyFreak Author:Jillian Hervey
“My mom is one, but there have been performers in my family since as long as we can trace them back, so I think it was kind of inevitable to be artistic and to have a force. We're leaders; we're a family of leaders, so I think it's just part of my genes.” ThinkingKindLongHas BeensForceLeaderMomMy FamilyMy MomArtisticInevitablePerformersGenes Author:Jillian Hervey
