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Growing up, I never listened to English music. I was more into Motown, as well as early rock n' roll like Chuck Berry and Little Richard.

— Alex Winston

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I didn't like any British music before The Beatles. For me, it was all about black American music. But then I became a successful pop singer, even though the kind of music I liked was more elitist, which is what I'm trying to get back to.

— Lulu

I honed in on a great time, the Motown era, the '60s and '70s. That type of music has always been a staple in my life.

— Raphael Saadiq

I grew up listening to pop; I grew up listening to '60s pop music, the Beatles, the Monkees, Herman's Hermits and all that stuff. So I had a very strong background of listening to great pop music.

— Jane Wiedlin

My dad liked a lot of Motown, but I didn't listen to it until my teenage years.

— John Legend

I grew up listening to oldies, like Motown. That's from my mom.

— Ryan Lochte

Growing up, I listened to a lot of jazz and blues records - John Coltrane and Etta James. I was also really into Radiohead and the BeeGees.

— Alex Clare

✗Opposing Perspectives

I grew up listening to English music.

— Ryan Tedder

I grew up mostly with classical, big band, and a lot of Irish music - I really didn't start listening to rock and roll until I was maybe sixteen.

— Moira Kelly

So many of the bands that influenced me growing up were English, even if I didn't realise it. English pop ruled the world in the '80s!

— CeeLo Green

Growing up, I liked all the stuff that everyone else was listening to, like Motown, but the biggest group of all was The Beatles.

— Eddie Murphy