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Oh, I was a real Nirvana kid. I got into jazz because I listened to a lot of metal, Megadeth and that, and those guys play really fast and are virtuosos. I wanted to learn more about it, and I discovered that a lot of jazz guys played really fast, too.

— Jamie Cullum

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I was totally into jazz in my teens.

— Andy Summers

I got into music when I was a little boy. My dad was always into jazz. I got my education from him. The first time I listened to jazz, he gave me a Thelonious Monk record. It was so different from anything I had ever heard. It took me a while to understand it, and I liked that. I liked the fact that it wasn't immediately palatable.

— Ted King

My first love of jazz came from joining the Chilliwack Middle School band - it was like an 18-piece jazz band, and I wanted to join just because the older kids looked like they were having so much fun.

— Bria Skonberg

I grew up in the '90s, and I loved Nirvana.

— Josh Trank

I was heavily into Nirvana and I still am, but when I was 23 I got disillusioned by music. Then I just focused more on myself and gave up music for a while.

— James McCartney

Growing up, I was very much interested in jazz music.

— Jan Hammer

I got into trad jazz, then modern jazz, then avant-garde jazz, between the ages of 16 to 18.

— Roy Harper

✗Opposing Perspectives

At a certain point, I became a kind of musician that has tunnel vision about jazz. I only listened to jazz and classical music.

— Herbie Hancock

I played Big Band jazz music. I wasn't into rock and roll. I was just there because it was a living. I surprised everyone. I'm still surprising people.

— Bobby Vinton

I cut myself off from the mainstream of jazz. It stood me in good stead later on, as a musician.

— Dave Van Ronk