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My father was a professional artist all his life who encouraged my path as an artist.

I grew up in a very musical family, my father was a musician and a big band leader and made records.

I grew up singing. My mother was a music teacher.

My mom was an opera singer, and she gave up her career to raise a family. But she also taught my sisters how to sing.

My father was the role model I looked up to. My dad was an entertainer, too. I patterned my life after him. He wanted me to do better than he did. He never sold a record in his life, but to me, he was still a rock star.

My dad is my biggest influence on me as a musician, even though he's not a musician.

My father was a classical musician and my mother was a writer.

Both my grandfathers and my mother's brother were musicians.

My father was indeed a musician, but he was a weekend warrior. He was a welder, actually, and worked all his life at the Ironworks in Beloit Wisconsin, and he played in a swing band on weekends.

My grandfather was a massive influence in my music. Growing up, he would play a lot of old-school records to me. A lot of jazz and swing music, actually, growing up.