Jay's parents divorced when he was 13. Already a quiet boy to begin with, Jay grew even more secluded. He became independent rather quickly and was absorbed in his own music w orld. Whenever any musical ideas came to mind, he would jot them down. It wasn't before long he started wri...
The twins originally offered it to Carlile, who finally decided she couldn’t feel it deeply enough to sing it, not having divorced parents herself. Her willing loss was music’s overall gain, leading to a side project that allowed blood harmony to stand on its own apart from Carlile’s ...
My parents divorced and I moved to a new town with my father, far from my old family and friends. I was terribly lonely and would cry myself to sleep each night. To ease my sadness, my father purchased an old horse for me at a local auction. I named him Cowboy. Cowboy was ...
Cher’s mother, Georgia Holt (birth name Jackie Jean Crouch), was an actress who twice married and twice divorced Cher’s father, John Paul Sarkisian, a horse breeder. After her parents’ first divorce, Cher was placed temporarily in an orphanage as her mother struggled financially. Her mothe...
Timberlake’s parents, Randy and Lynn (née Bomar, later Harless) Timberlake, divorced when their son was very young. Timberlake’s grandfather was aBaptistminister, and his father was abluegrassmusician. Timberlake begansingingin the church choir when he was eight years old. He appeared on the...
Modern pop’s other great divorced-mother song. Unlike Xtina’s song, the marriage here isn’t abusive – it’s just gone south, and now the mom holds out for a love that isn’t being returned. She decided she’s had enough, off goes the ring and daughter Beyoncé celebrates with a...
I started writing songs when I was 12. When my parents got divorced, it was in that moment, and through that process, that I realized that music was my tool to heal. It's the way I process life and the way I get my emotions out. ...
That wasn’t a hope the bombs wouldn’t fall, but a hope we make the most of our time before they do. Having been raised a Seventh Day Adventist, Prince was taught as a child not to fear the end of the world as it would accompany the Second Coming of Christ. The denomination origi...
Harking back to hazy memories of his childhood and adolescence, Young contracted polio, his parents divorced, but he relocated to the serene surrounds of Omemee in Ontario. Describing Omemee as "a nice little town. Sleepy little place... Life was real basic and simple in that town. Walk to...
Snow is the harbinger for the holidays, and Frosty will be around for only a short time. However you could at least make his presence more memorable by playing this song. It’s worth having it play on repeat when the first snowfall hits the city. Who knows? It may be just the inspira...