My parents were what I like to call proper musical fans. Lots of Sondheim was played in the car.
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Both of my parents have been actors; there were a lot of show tunes on in the car all of the time. I grew up with that.
My parents were opera singers and voice teachers, so growing up, I admired musicians and dancers.
My dad's paternal grandparents were musically inclined. And I remember as a little kid going to visit them in their senior building, and they were, like, the stars of the building, especially hosting and performing in their senior talent show.
I'm a devotee of Stephen Sondheim. I think he's a genius.
It's interesting, as I said on the last tour in America, the audience actually came out, they had to have been the kind of fans who listened to my music via their parents, you know what I mean?
Our parents were musicians.
Stephen Sondheim I am in awe of.
I was a big Who fan when I was 15, 16 years old, and I used to go watch them play at the Marquee Club in London as often as I could.
Sondheim is my god; I love the man. I learned a great deal about writing from his work, his lyrics, and his structure.
My mother - the Irish side of the family - was very musical. My mother was a singer; there was music around the house all the time.
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