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I grew up in a musical atmosphere at home.

I grew up in New York City - I grew up surrounded by every sound that you imagine can come from a New Yorker. All of the different boroughs and all of the different sounds.

I grew up in Brooklyn.

I grew up with a wide range of music.

I was raised around music.

I grew up in a house full of music. Everything from reggae and afro-beat to Zook and pop.

I lived for music since I could think.

Music was in the air when I was growing up. My siblings Katy, Dave and Phil were musical; my dad worked in inner-city New York where a musical revolution was taking place - folk music, rock n' roll, gospel music. My sister taught me to sing. My brothers taught me to play.

I grew up in Marcy Projects in Brooklyn, and my mom and pop had an extensive record collection, so Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder and all of those sounds and souls of Motown filled the house.

I was raised on the Southside of Chicago, and my whole family was musically-inclined.