Musical Heritage Preservation Quotes

I come from a big family of musicians, so I was lucky enough to grow up with guitars all around the house. Even though I didn't really know much at the time, my brother had a Les Paul Goldtop, and my dad always had this Fender or some bizarre Pedulla-Orsini guitar.

My dad was very influential with the music he exposed me to. He was really into blues and folk, so he'd play me guys like Muddy Waters and T-Bone Walker and Richie Havens - a lot of very emotional players.

I'm very inspired by past music.

I have a huge appreciation for music in general, but my roots are country.

My music had roots which I'd dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil.

I have been influenced by music. I grew up listening to blues, jazz and all.

I had aunts who played piano and sang and also were entertainers, so music was very much a part of my life.

Growing up, I heard nothing but the best music.

I think that the blues is in everything, so it's not possible to neglect it. You hear somebody go 'Ooh ooh oooh,' and that's the blues. You hear a rock n' roll song. That's the blues. Somebody playing a guitar solo? They're playing the blues.

I didn't grow up with country music, but I appreciate the lyrics.

I was always wrapped around music being a tradition, a skill.

Music has always been in my family down to my dad through my uncle. I'm just the next generation, since it's always been around me when I was younger when I looked up to my mom and dad, to Michael Jackson, and B2K was my favorite band growing up.

I grew up with music in the house. I was told I could sing as soon as I started talking. Everybody in my family sang, always lots of records, blues and jazz and soul, R&B, you know, like Mahalia Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Coltrane, that kind of thing.