“Too much emphasis is put on American roots music when people try and place me. You know, I grew up listening to punk.” PeopleKnowsTryingToo MuchListeningGrewGrew UpRootsPunkEmphasis Author:Will Oldham
“I had two older brothers, so I was always competing with them. The guys I grew up with on the golf course, when I was 13, they were 15 or 16, and I was always trying to beat them.” TryingTwoGuyCoursesBrotherGrewGrew UpBeatsGolfCompetingAlways TryingGolf CourseOlder Brother Author:Mike Weir
“When a lot of things are going the wrong way for a country, for a people, when you can't really think of anything worse than a war, you always try to take life on the brighter side and that's how I grew up with my parents.” PeopleThinkingWayTryingWarCountryParentSidesGrewGrew UpBrighterWrong WayBrighter Side Author:Andy Murray
“I grew up in a very open-minded family. My father died when I was very little, so my mother was really, really incredibly busy trying to provide for us.” TryingLittlesMotherFatherGrewGrew UpDiedBusyOpen MindedFather DiedMy Father Died Author:Sonia Braga
“More than any other personality trait, my mother seemed to be ruled by anger and sadness. She seemed to hate being a mother. Watching her unhappiness as I grew up made me conclude that the answer was to try and be as unemotional as I could, which many therapists have taught me is a bad idea. It also made me want to avoid marriage and having children.” WantTryingChildrenMadeIdeasMotherHateAnswersSadnessTaughtGrewPersonalityGrew UpUnhappinessTraitsTherapistsBeing A MotherBad IdeasHaving ChildrenPersonality TraitsUnemotional Author:Merrill Markoe