In the 60s, there were many good records played on the radio stations so I canвЂ™t really single out specific titles except, of course, for the Beatles, their first hits, the Stones and Led Zeppelin. It is said that, at the age of six, Richard Clayderman could read music more. What were the recordings that really spoke to you? I heard the Beatles, and found myself more concerned with that kind of music than classical music. When I was 15 or 16, I heard rock and pop music on the radio. Shop our newest and most popular Richard Clayderman sheet music such as 'Mariage d'amour', 'Ballade pour Adeline' and 'Autumn Leaves', or click the button above to browse all Richard Clayderman sheet music. Then, I attended musical schools and the conservatoire, and of course, my inspirations were Chopin, Bach, Schumann, BeethovenвЂ¦ all of these great composers. He was also a very skilled accordion player, so sometimes he would play his accordion, and I would listen passionately to him. Without a doubt, my father was my inspiration. My father was a piano teacher and I often listened to him giving piano lessons to his students.

I was surrounded by music from the time I was born. Who were your musical inspirations growing up?

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