Quotes About Support

I grew up in a very musical family, but music was not encouraged as a career. It was a hobby.

My biggest musical influences are probably my parents.

I started doing theater, musical theater, because of my sister. She's a singer; she's an actress, too.

I've never acted with my father, but we have always connected through music. He has been a great influence musically. He has always been encouraging about my music and is always happy when I sing.

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

My dad, bless him, was a musician. And his dad had thought that his music was rubbish.

At all times, musicians are replaceable. Friends are not.

Well, my musicians are my friends.

I'm just lucky to have the type of friends and musicians and people dedicated to my music that I do.

Any musician - I would say 99% of musicians - needs some help along the way. Most people, even if they're self-produced, have someone else mix it, or they'll have someone else master the record. Inevitably, it's like somebody else's personality being put into your art.

Backup dancers are completely respectable. They're the studio musicians of dance.

I really thought I was gonna have a straight gig. But these jazz musicians put their arms around me time and again and said, 'Hey, young fella, you're one of us. Come with us.' That's a big deal when you're young and looking for your way in the world.

I couldn't do what I do without the encouragement and influence of the musicians I played with in Chicago.

When my cousin sister got married to a Muslim boy, my family was baffled. All the brothers had abandoned her. But I said there is nothing wrong in it. We have not lost our sister. In fact, we got another family member in the form of that boy.

I support any Muslims, whether here or abroad.

Whatever the reason, American Muslims appear far less inclined to support the global jihad than their European counterparts.

When we dropped 'Toot It And Boot It,' Mustard didn't even do beats, and now he's killin' it. So it's just cool to see all of my bros taking over.

It's just nice to have people around and see people actively trying to construct a community of mutual support around music.

You can't deny a band whose fans will literally do anything to see them win the awards. We're very appreciative to the fan base. That mutual feeling of appreciation is something that really helps.

The foundation of a nation is self-aid, mutual aid and public aid.

It's not an easy gig, being in the NRL sometimes: you always feel for the boys because you have that mutual respect knowing what they go through.

There is a mutual respect that exists between coaches and players, and ultimately, it's about us trying to help them reach their highest potential.

Having a kid is hard to explain, but when you talk to another parent, you have mutual understanding of what that does to you as a person.

Dad has been my guiding force. Whenever I am confused about choosing a script, I discuss it with him. However, I have said 'no' to scripts he agreed to, while he has said 'yes,' too, for scripts I have turned down. We have this mutual understanding that works between us.