“I grew up listening to all kinds of music, everything from country to rock, pop, R&B and even rap, so for me, music is music and a great song is a great song.” KindCountrySongRocksListeningGrewGrew UpMusic IsPopsRapAll Kinds Author:Jason Aldean
“I grew up listening to everything, and when I got signed to a record deal out of Nashville, that was my introduction to what was happening in country music.” CountryDealsRecordsListeningGrewGrew UpHappeningsIntroductionNashville Author:Mary Chapin Carpenter
“I guess it's kind of the obvious thing for me to do 'cuz it's what I grew up listening to. The songs growing up and everything kind of seem like old music to them, but to me, it's just... good music. And of course I did grow up in England in the 21st Century and that does come into it as well.” WellsKindDoeSeemsSongCoursesGrowsGrowing UpGrowingCenturyListeningGrewGrew UpEnglandObvious21st CenturyCuzObvious ThingsOld Music Author:George Ezra
“When I found out that I was going to be singing with Jennifer Holliday, I literally freaked out! I grew up listening to her, and I was going to cry because I sang with someone who is a huge inspiration to me.” InspirationFoundCryHugeListeningGrewGrew UpSingingJennifer Author:Jessica Sanchez
“I'm not ashamed, or embarrassed. I'm happy that I grew up listening to gospel music and came from where I came from. I feel like I have a history and a story. That's what I am and that's what I'll always be from. I was never running away from it.” FeelsStoriesRunningListeningGrewGrew UpAshamedRunning AwayEmbarrassedGospel Music Author:Katy Perry
“Most of the music I've listened to or grew up listening to - a lot of it at least - is instrumental stuff.” StuffListeningGrewGrew Up Author:Flume
“I lived in Detroit until I was six. My older sister was living with us, and she listened to the Ohio Players and Stevie Wonder, so I grew up listening to stuff like that.” StuffWonderPlayerListeningGrewSixGrew UpDetroitOhioOlder Sister Author:Boots Riley
“An important meeting point for me was realizing the similarity between a DJ set and a Grateful Dead set: I grew up listening to how the Dead would take a song and just jam on it, and then transition into another song.” ImportantSongRealizingListeningGrewGrew UpGratefulMeetingsTransitionJamSimilarityDjs Author:Avey Tare
“I grew up listening to blues and rock 'n' roll and other music, but, legitimately, the Stones is one of my favorite bands in the world.” WorldRocksListeningGrewBandGrew UpStonesMy FavoriteRock N RollFavorite Bands Author:Ato Essandoh
“I grew up in the church not being able to listen to anything but gospel. So, while [other] people grew up with their parents listening to Marvin Gaye and Aretha Franklin, I never knew they existed until I was able to listen to what I wanted to.” PeopleAbleWantedParentChurchListeningGrewGrew UpFranklinMarvin Author:Rahki
“I grew up listening to Commission, Kirk Franklin and Hezekiah Walker. If I was found listening to any rap, my pops would throw them out, or crush the CDs and tapes - literally.” IfsFoundListeningGrewGrew UpPopsRapCrushTapeCdsFranklinWalkersKirk Author:Rahki
“I kind of grew up a guitar nerd and I tried to figure out how to shred on an acoustic guitar as a kid, while listening to jazz or whatever. So that is kind of a different thing and my church background, growing up with worship kind of the ground that I learned how to play music from. Those are all odd ways of growing up, compared to most people, so I think the music has plenty of uniqueness in that.” PeopleThinkingWayKindDifferentPlayKidsChurchGrowing UpGrowingFiguresListeningGrewWorshipGrew UpJazzGuitarBackgroundsPlentyOddDifferent ThingsUniquenessNerdAcousticsAcoustic Guitar Author:Michael Gungor
“I'm somebody who grew up listening to a lot of musical theater, so getting to finally write musical theater songs and songs that sound that way - the emphasis being on the storytelling, but the arrangements and the orchestrations can be really varied - I found that to be, actually, a really joyful discovery.” WayWritingSongFoundSoundListeningGrewGrew UpDiscoveryTheaterMusicalStorytellingJoyfulArrangementsEmphasisMusical TheaterOrchestration Author:Sara Bareilles
“My father is a massive, massive music fan. I grew up listening to rock, soul and jazz.” SoulFatherFansRocksListeningGrewGrew UpJazzMassiveMusic Fans Author:Kieran Hebden
“My whole view of music completely flipped over on its head. I grew up listening to punk rock, SST. I liked people that were making music that weren't necessarily very good at their instruments, it was more about the ideas they had than how well they could play and sing.” PeopleWellsIdeasPlayWholeViewsRocksListeningGrewGrew UpInstrumentsVery GoodPunkPunk RockFlipped Author:Doug Martsch
“I grew up listening to Joni Mitchell's version of "A Case of You." My mom was a huge Joni Mitchell fan.” CasesFansHugeListeningGrewMomGrew UpMy MomVersions Author:Cheyenne Jackson
“I grew up listening and looking up at these people and laughing at Carol Burnett and singing James Taylor songs. And same with Smokey Robinson. So they were such a huge influence as a child that to actually sit alongside them and perform on the same bill was an amazing experience for me.” PeopleChildrenSongLaughingInfluenceHugeListeningGrewGrew UpSingingBillsCarolsAmazing Experiences Author:MC Lyte
“I grew up as a dancer, and music and dance are so closely tied, that in ballet class you're listening to all this classical music, and in modern class you're working with a live drummer. It was something that always made me feel really comfortable and I've had a connection to since the beginning.” FeelsMadeClassModernListeningGrewComfortableGrew UpConnectionsDancerBalletTiedClassical MusicDrummerMusic And DanceBallet Class Author:Jillian Hervey
“I grew up in San Francisco. My parents were not hippies; they were writers. They were very active politically, but on the intellectual side, not on the "taking drugs in a field and listening to the Grateful Dead" side.” ParentSidesFieldsListeningGrewDrugGrew UpIntellectualGratefulActiveSan FranciscoHippie Author:Winona Ryder
“I especially cannot imagine anyone who grew up during the Cold War era listening to Donald Trump and saying, you know what, that's a guy that I want to support. It makes zero sense.” KnowsWantWarGuySupportImagineListeningGrewColdTrumpGrew UpErasZeroCold War Author:Julian Castro
“You know if you're in Rome, live in the Roman way. I grew up there, I was born there, and so I should follow its guidelines, live like a Korean. And I really love Korea. I grew up listening to Korean music, and was able to get to where I am because of it.” IfsKnowsWayShouldAbleBornListeningGrewGrew UpRomeKoreaKoreanGuidelines Author:G-Dragon
“I grew up listening to oldies, like Motown. That's from my mom.” ListeningGrewMomGrew UpMy MomMotownOldies Author:Ryan Lochte
“I didn't really grow up listening to blues, because I grew up in the Northwest. It wasn't really the center for blues.” GrowsGrowing UpListeningGrewGrew Up Author:David Lynch
“I'm one of these children who grew up at the knee of my grandmother and her elder sister, listening to very old people talk about their memories.” PeopleChildrenMemoriesListeningGrewGrew UpKneesGrandmotherMy GrandmotherOld PeopleElders Author:Hilary Mantel
“'Doo-wop' is a very special word for me. Because I grew up listening to my dad who, as a Fifties rock & roll head, loved doo-wop music.” SpecialRocksListeningGrewDadGrew UpMy Dad Author:Bruno Mars
“I don't think you'd call me a traditionalist. But you can say I have an old soul, because I grew up listening to Conway Twitty and Hank Williams.” ThinkingSoulListeningGrewGrew UpCall MeOld SoulHank Williams Author:Scotty McCreery
“I grew up in Deptford in south London, and at that time I used to wear toppers, loon pants and tonic suits from shops like Take 6 and Topman. I was a bit of a soul boy, but I had a very eclectic taste in music - I was into James Brown and Bowie; and I was the only kid in the neighbourhood who would also be listening to Chopin.” SoulKidsUsedBitsBoysListeningGrewTasteGrew UpSouthLondonSuitsShopsBrownPantsEclecticBowieNeighbourhoodsTaste In MusicEclectic StyleToppers Author:Gary Oldman
“I grew up listening to gospel. That was the only thing that I had reference to because that was what my family was involved with.” ListeningGrewInvolvedGrew UpMy Family Author:Katy Perry
“I grew up listening to show tunes in the back of the car.” ShowsCarListeningGrewGrew UpTunesShow Tunes Author:Daniel Radcliffe
“I grew up listening to a lot of player-piano music in my house and a lot of old Tin Pan Alley songs and American standards. My dad listened to a lot of traditional Irish music and I grew up doing musical theater. So most of the music I was exposed to as a kid was pre-rock n' roll.” KidsSongHousePlayerRocksListeningGrewDadGrew UpStandardsTheaterMusicalMy DadTraditionalPianoExposedRock N RollAlleysTinMusical TheaterPiano MusicPlayer PianoIrish MusicTin Pan Alley Author:John C. Reilly
“I grew up listening to a lot of soul music, and a lot of folk music.” SoulListeningGrewGrew UpFolksFolk MusicMusic Soul Author:Katey Sagal
“When punk came along, I found my generation's music. I grew up listening to the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd, 'cause that was what got played in the house. But when I first saw the Stranglers, I thought, 'This is it.'” FirstsFoundHouseCausesSawsGenerationsListeningGrewGrew UpStonesPunkRollingMy GenerationRolling Stones Author:Robert Smith
“With the '60s era and Motown, my grandparents actually introduced us to that when I was younger, so I grew up listening to the Jackson Five, Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, The Supremes and Diana Ross' solo stuff. I just loved it.” StuffFiveListeningGrewGrew UpSupremeTemptationErasSoloGrandparentFranklinDianaMotown Author:Jordin Sparks
“I grew up listening to Queen. They were no stranger to throwing in the unexpected and something a little more dramatic.” LittlesListeningGrewGrew UpStrangerQueensDramaticUnexpectedThrowing Author:Carrie Underwood
“My inner rock chick has always been there. I grew up listening to a lot of rock music through my sisters, who were teenagers while I was young, so they had control of the radio.” YoungRocksListeningGrewGrew UpRadioTeenagerMy SisterChicksRock Music Author:Carrie Underwood
“I grew up listening to people speaking broken English. I probably picked that up. And I probably speak English almost as a second language.” PeopleSpeakLanguageBrokenListeningGrewGrew UpSpeak EnglishBroken English Author:Christopher Walken
“I would love to interview Dave Grohl. I just think he's an amazing musician, and I grew up listening to Nirvana, so I have so many questions about that.” ThinkingListeningGrewGrew UpMusicianInterviewsDave Author:Malin Akerman