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My father was a minister and so rock music was banned in our house.

My mother raised me in the church. I was not allowed to stay home on Sunday; there was no option. I sang in the choir all the way up until I went to college.

I grew up in a religious family, and we weren't allowed to listen to rock music.

My mom is a very religious woman. So when I began recording music, I was afraid she wouldn't accept it. But when I played her a song, she loved it.

My mother played piano so we always had music around the house.

Quite a few musicians came to our house. And my ma took me to hear many more, hoping to encourage in me a love of music. But she wouldn't consent to my having music lessons, for she feared I might end up as she had done - unable to play except from paper.

My mom was very religious. She might have let me buy records, but I assumed that she wouldn't.

I couldn't live without my music, man. Or me mum.

My parents were quite strict; we couldn't just listen to whatever music we wanted. It was very much like they monitored what we listened to.

All my friends went to the Madonna concert when I was in, maybe, the 9th grade, and my mother refused to let me go.