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    13 Signs You Grew Up In A Musical Family

    According to Broods.

    Together, siblings Caleb and Georgia Nott comprise the New Zealand indie pop group Broods.

    The fact that both Caleb and Georgia are gifted musicians is not a coincidence — they were raised in an entire family of musicians. During a recent visit to BuzzFeed, they reflected on things that everyone who grew up in a music family can identity with.

    1. You've sung around a campfire.

    2. Or practically any time your family and extended family were in one place. But especially during holidays.

    3. There were more instruments in your house than there were people.

    4. Which means it was virtually impossible for you NOT to start playing something at a super young age.

    “When you’ve got like 7 guitars and pianos just lying around your house, it’s pretty hard not to pick it up," Caleb said. As a kid, he admitted, he used to mimic the motions on a fake wooden guitar.

    5. You're used to hearing someone in the house practicing their vocals in the shower.

    6. You grew up thinking everyone was a musician.

    7. And you thought your parents were rock stars IRL.

    8. At one point or another, you and your family have joked about starting an actual FAMILY BAND.

    9. And you put on a few mini-concerts for mom and dad as a youngin'.

    10. Your family had its own versions of singing car games for road trips.

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    On long car rides with the family, the Nott kids wouldn't play the standard "I Spy" games, but would sing to pass the time, Georgia said. "Let's sing a round!" someone would exclaim, and they'd break out into song.

    11. Your idea of a responsible day job is being a paid musician.

    12. And while other parents discouraged their kids from going into the arts, your parents were always supportive.

    13. Because you were taught that if "you can live off of [music], why wouldn't you try doing it!"

    Right.

    Pre-order Brood's debut album, "Evergreen," which drops Oct. 7, and catch Broods on tour with Sam Smith (dates here!).