Jamie Foxx Quotes

I knew I wanted to do music at eight years of age. I listened to a lot of Motown growing up, and it got to the point where I started mimicking people - Michael Jackson or whoever. People started to notice I could hold a tone. The bug was always there.

I am playing the violin, that's all I know, nothing else, no education, no nothing. You just practice every day.

I always had a love of music, from the time I was a little kid, dressing up and singing along with Michael Jackson songs.

I love music so much I love what I do. I work very hard at being the best musician I can be because I love it.

In the United States, we spend millions of dollars on sports because it promotes teamwork, discipline, and the experience of learning to make great progress in small increments. Learning to play music does all this and more.

Music has always been a large part of my life, and I'm very fortunate to be able to start a career doing something I love.

And my career, the things that have happened have happened because of my music education background.

I'm a pianist - I studied jazz piano in college.

I didn't decide to become a musician until the age of 15, which is quite late.

I like to play the ukulele, but I'm not, like, awesome at it. I mostly play the piano and the guitar.

When I was a young musician, the only option available to pursue secondary education in music was to attend a classical conservatory.

I've been interested in music since I was a teenager, always writing songs.

We all like music in my family, but I'm the only one who's made it my life.

I started playing music at a pretty young age.

I've actually been playing music ever since I was a young a kid. I got my first guitar when I was about 7 or 8 years old, so I've always been doing music.

Once I understood Bach's music, I wanted to be a concert pianist. Bach made me dedicate my life to music, and it was that teacher who introduced me to his world.

I've been composing music all my life and if I'd been clever enough at school I would like to have gone to music college.

I have not practiced saxophone since 1980. I mean, not one note. I do not pick it up in my house, and that's the end of it.

The key to longevity is to learn every aspect of music that you can.

I studied the cello for a long time, from when I was little up through college.

I've always been interested in singing. My sister's a fantastic singer, and it's just something that's always been around. I play saxophone and guitar. I'd definitely like to pursue it, and it's something I'd like to keep going, if not as a career, then as a hobby.

I got started when I was 3 years old because my father was a music teacher and my lessons were free. Instead of learning to walk, you learn to play the piano.

I'm a pretty good drummer. I'm pretty good at guitar, bass and piano. I can play accordion; I'm not virtuoso. I've played cello before. My sister played it, and I know how to play it, but I'm not the best. Violin is kind of the same thing.

My mum was very good at making me take up musical instruments, so although there was no popular music she made me learn the recorder when I was three, the violin when I was five and the piano when I was seven. I took up the guitar myself when I was 14.

I play guitar, piano, and I'm learning to play the drums.