Bruce Hornsby was born in Williamsburg, Virginia to Nee Lois Saunier and Robert Hornsby, a real estate developer. He witnessed much racism growing up in Virginia: "It's interesting to remember how, when I was brought up, the vibe I got of Martin Luther King in my town was that he was a real evil man — just the vibe in the air, that he was terrible. And if you grow up in that environment you can't help but be affected by it a little bit. Luckily, I came from a family that guarded us against that conservatism, but sure, I grew up in the thick of all that bad feeling." -Bruce Hornsby, from an interview with Andy Gill for NME.
Hornsby played basketball in high school, and still loves to watch and play the sport.
He began playing music very late, at age 17 as a junior in high school. There happened to be a Steinway in the house, and Bruce was inspired by hearing Elton John's album Tumbleweed Connection.
See your Spotify stats (with number of plays and minutes listened) and discover new music.
Music data, artist images, album covers, and song previews are provided by Spotify. Spotify is a trademark of Spotify AB.