Music Prodigy Quotes

I remember li'l ol' Hank Jr. - he was just a baby back in them days, you know - but he used to hang around. His mama would bring him around. He was just a natural.

I was a strange, loud little kid who could sit at the piano and kill a Beethoven piece.

I like Brandy a lot. She's a vocal prodigy.

In my eyes, there's no one better than Stevie Wonder. He's a top dude.

Glenn's passing was so unexpected and has left me with a very heavy heart filled with sorrow. He was so young and still full of amazing genius. He was an extremely talented songwriter, arranger, leader, singer, guitarist - you name it - and Glenn could do it and create 'Magic' on the spot.

When I began my career, I was constantly referred to as the kid who could play the blues.

The grapevine in England is an extraordinary thing. When there is a really brilliant young composer or soloist, we all hear about it.

Glenn Gould was my hero. Glenn Gould was my idol. I loved him.

I want the biggest artist of 2030, 2027 or even 2025 to say, 'I was inspired by Cordae. Cordae is the reason I make music.'

Stevie Wonder is extraordinary.

I don't want to just be a teenage star. I want to be known by parents, and I want them to go, 'Oh I love that song; he's really good for his age. My daughter loves him, but I love him, too.'

As far as k. d. lang is concerned, she grew up devouring my music. She sent me a song when she was 8 years old, and she says I never wrote back.

Willow [Smith] started making music first. I was like, "My younger sister is, like, 4, and she's making all these fire songs. What's happening?" Willow was doing all these things, about to have record label deals at like the age of 6, and I was like, "I feel like I'm underachieving."