If you want to be on top, you've got to have broad shoulders, because as fast as you get there, the faster they try to knock you down.
Growing up, I can remember singing along with my ma all of the time. I wouldn't say she necessarily 'taught' me how to sing, but she was definitely the first person to inspire me to sing and the first to intrigue me vocally. I've always had a natural ear for music, though.