“I've liked the Yankees since I was a kid. I grew up in Canada so I kind of identified with New York sports teams.” KindKidsSportsTeamNew YorkGrewGrew UpCanadaYankeesSports Team Author:Ian Astbury
“It was sort of in the jam-band era and it was at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester [New York], right where I grew up. I actually went back there a couple years ago when I was on tour for Kroll Show. I performed at that theater, which was really cool to go back to the first place I'd gone to a concert.” YearsFirstsShowsGoneNew YorkGrewCoupleBandGrew UpYears AgoTheaterTheatreErasConcertsJamReally CoolPortCapitol Author:Nick Kroll
“When I first started, it was the real basic stuff that was being played on the radio, so I was into Zeppelin, and Sabbath, and AC/DC, and all stuff like that. I grew up in New York, on Long Island, so the local radio stations played all that kind of thing.” FirstsKindLongRealStuffNew YorkGrewGrew UpRadioLocalsIslandsStationsSabbathZeppelinsRadio StationsLong IslandBeing Played Author:John Petrucci
“I was born the day before the March on Washington. I grew up in Brooklyn, New York. Everybody in my neighborhood was a Democrat. We just didn't have any Republicans, because anyone running as a Republican was very out of touch with what our community needed.” RunningBornCommunityNew YorkGrewNeededRepublicanGrew UpDemocratNeighborhoodMarchBrooklynOur CommunityMarch On WashingtonBrooklyn New York Author:Leah D. Daughtry
“My father was a musician, and I've always loved writing. I grew up in New York City during a time when hip hop music was surrounding you with the hip hop culture, and it felt natural. I was a really huge fan of the music.” WritingCultureFatherFeltNaturalCitiesFansNew YorkHugeGrewGrew UpMusicianHip HopHipsHopsNew York CityHip Hop Music Author:El-P