More Musical Offspring
Whether we want to admit it or not, each of us is product of our parents\u2026we are like mom and/or dad\u2026and that may manifest itself in different ways\u2026\n\nMaybe one of them was a great cook and that\u2019s led to a life-long love of food\u2026maybe they introduced to travel and now you spend all your extra money on airfare\u2026or maybe one of them had some kind of craft that you gravitated towards\u2026carpenter, knitting, gardening\u2026\n\nAnd chances are if you have musical parents, you\u2019re going to end up musical, too\u2014at least to some extent\u2026it\u2019s again that combination of nature and nurture\u2026\n\nNow imagine that your mom or dad is a famous musician\u2026cool people are always dropping in\u2026there are tours and time spent in the studio and parties and industry events\u2026for anyone else, that would be mind-blowing\u2026but for you, it\u2019s just how life is\u2026\n\nAnd because that\u2019s how your life is, you just fall into the lifestyle\u2026you learn to play and write and perform\u2026and because the parents have some connections and relationships, you might have the inside line on establishing a career\u2026\n\nOthers without famous parents will cry foul, but that\u2019s just the way it is\u2026you\u2019re a member of the lucky sperm club\u2026\n\nSome of these sons and daughters have actually done very well for themselves\u2026Sean and Julian Lennon, son of John\u2026four of five of Frank Zappa\u2019s kids have had musical careers\u2026R&B singer Stella Santana, daughter of Carlos\u2026Norah jones is the daughter of Ravi Shankar, the Beatles\u2019 favourite sitar player\u2026 and more recently, we have Wolfgang Van Halen, son of Eddie\u2026\n\nHere\u2019s one that you may have missed\u2026Redfoo of lmfao (he\u2019s the one with the afro and the big glasses) is the son of Berry Gordy, the founder of Motown\u2026think he was able to parlay dad\u2019s contacts into something?...and here\u2019s one I missed for years\u2026Gary Lewis and the playboys was a big 60s pop group\u2026Gary is the son of Jerry Lewis, the comedian\u2026\n\nWhat other parent-children connections are out there?...let\u2019s have a look\u2026this is another edition of musical offspring\u2026\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices