“Each member of the band has varied influences, and the same diversity is reflected in our fanbase.” InfluenceBandMembersDiversity Author:Scott Putesky
“I like the old school heavy metal bands like AC/DC and Aeromith. I like that type of music. As the director, I tried to influence the type of music the bands in the movie would play.” PlaySchoolInfluenceTypeBandDirectorsHeavyMetalsOld SchoolHeavy MetalMetal Band Author:Dolph Lundgren
“Pete Townsend for me was a huge influence. Because essentially they were a three-piece band and the way he structured his chords and took up a lot of space musically in the songs was really important to the way Rush developed. Geddy and Neil both were such active players and lot of the time we were all playing like crazy and it was too much and somebody had to reel it in and me being the faceless guy, I would do that.” WayImportantGuySongThreeSpaceToo MuchPiecesPlayerCrazyInfluenceHugeBandActiveChordsFaceless Author:Alex Lifeson
“The army influences everything I do. Certainly it teaches you discipline, which is a necessary element of development. I think there's more of a collaborative understanding in the band because of that.” ThinkingUnderstandingTeachInfluenceDevelopmentDisciplineBandElementsArmy Author:Maynard James Keenan
“Everyone's different, but it was fun for me to work with Garth Hudson. He's from 'The Band.' They are a massive influence, that was a big thrill. He's completely out of his mind.” MindDifferentBigsFunInfluenceBandMassiveThrill Author:Teddy Thompson
“Influences come from everywhere. I don't really feel like I had too many influences for the first record because I grew up listening to music in church, and that was pretty much it. I didn't really grow up listening to AC/DC and all those bands.” FeelsFirstsGrowsChurchGrowing UpRecordsInfluenceListeningGrewBandGrew UpListening To Music Author:Avril Lavigne
“I mean I think that Blondie's influence is a little bit in a way more eclectic than those bands.” ThinkingWayMeanLittlesBitsInfluenceBandLittle BitEclecticEclectic StyleBlondie Author:Debbie Harry
“I am writing from the heart and having a fresh approach to things. We [Theocracy] are obviously not trying to musically re-invent the wheel here, and you can certainly hear our influences, but we also don't sound like a copycat of any one band.” WritingTryingHeartSoundInfluenceBandApproachWheelsWriting From The HeartTheocracyCopycats Author:Matt Smith
“My earliest influences would definitely be my father, just seeing him play in different bands and going to his shows and going to the rehearsals. You know what I'm saying, it was the typical story of a son looking up to his dad. So the years that my father was around, my father was my biggest influence.” KnowsYearsDifferentPlayStoriesShowsFatherSeeingInfluenceSonDadBandTypicalRehearsal Author:Jon Connor
“As a woman, you listen to more female singers, like guys listen to more rock bands. So in that way, they influence you because you're trying to create an identity; you look to others to model.” WayTryingLooksGuyInfluenceRocksIdentityBandModelsFemaleSingersRock BandsFemale Singers Author:Joan Cusack
“I don't think we're totally responsible. But you know, all the bands said it, that we did. Even Courtney Love said that. Anyway, Courtney called her band Hole, get it? Slits? Hole? So it's pretty clear we were an influence on all of them, but I'm not really sure how far it goes. I was on a different planet at the time.” ThinkingKnowsSaidDifferentClearInfluencePlanetsBandResponsibleHolesSlitsCourtney Author:Ari Up
“When I first saw Destiny's Child, I was in the fifth grade, and it made me want to sing and make music and there would be these freestyles on the radio for what seemed like hours, it was just so cool to me. So all of these influences and these styles started to blend together. Eventually, that evolved into me finding the indie scene in Houston. When I was 19, I joined a rock band, and that's when I began to say, "Okay, this is something that I could take seriously."” WantFirstsChildrenMadeWould BeTogetherHoursDestinySawsInfluenceRocksStyleSceneBandFindingsOkayRadioGradesFifthHoustonRock BandsFreestyleFifth Grade Author:Lizzo
“Looking back, I didn't realize until years later what a huge influence Red Skelton was in my stage demeanor with the band. I mean, I always liked things that were funny, and later I realized that having a sly sense of humor was a way to get attention and even respect in school.” WayYearsMeanSchoolRealizingAttentionInfluenceStageHugeBandRedI RealizedSense Of HumorLooking BackSlyDemeanor Author:Jello Biafra
“For starters, I should just tell you that The Band was always my favorite band from the first moment that I heard the first note of "The Weight" on WNEW radio. It was when I was eight years old and Music From Big Pink came out. They were my favorite band always. They had a profound influence on me and on my becoming a musician.” ShouldYearsFirstsMomentsBigsHeardInfluenceBecomingBandMusicianWeightNotesProfoundMy FavoriteRadioEightStartersFavorite Bands Author:Colin Linden
“Well, Peter Rowan and I had plans to form a band when he left Bill Monroe. I always thought it was going to be a bluegrass band, but I guess when Peter left Bill Monroe he had had enough of bluegrass. He had written some songs and of course the Beatles were a big influence back then. So, we decided to something different and it ended up being that.” WellsDifferentEnoughBigsFormSongCoursesLeftPlansWrittenInfluenceBandDecidedBillsPeterHad EnoughBluegrass Author:David Grisman
“It's hard to say. Whenever you play with a group of people for a long time it influences the way that you play with others. They were all very defining in their own way and all affected the band in one way or another. I don't think they are so obvious in the music. The fact is that The Lawrence Arms is the culmination of a long search of trying to find people who play well as a unit.” PeopleThinkingWayTryingWellsLongHardPlayFactsGroupsInfluenceArmsBandLong TimeObviousOne WayAffectedUnitsDefiningCulmination Author:Chris McCaughan
“Life is a musical influence in my experience. But as far as actual music and actual bands, uh, I'll just look at my little collection here. Let's see. Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, U2, The Talking Heads, Prince and the Revolution, Michael Jackson's Thriller was a huge one.” LooksLittlesLife IsTalkingInfluenceHugeRevolutionBandMusicalCollectionsBobDylanThrillersTalking HeadsMusical Influence Author:Jeremy Enigk
“I was a jazz major in high school, in an all-jazz band. No matter what I do, it features my musical influences.” MatterSchoolInfluenceBandMajorsHigh SchoolNo Matter WhatJazzMusicalFeaturesJazz BandMusical Influence Author:Wyclef Jean
“Doesn't every band sort of appropriate their influences into what they do? I guess that would be my defence: if you're making something, you kinda can't help being a conduit for other things.” IfsHelpingWould BeInfluenceBandAppropriateDefence Author:Panda Bear
“I like people like Ani DiFranco, a band called Elbow, of course John Lennon, George Harrison, Barry White. I have a lot of different influences and hopefully they all come together and make some sense.” PeopleDifferentTogetherCoursesWhiteInfluenceBandHopefullyElbowsLennon Author:Billy Boyd
“For me personally, Blink-182 has been a big influence. Just seeing them way back in the day play little shows and start from a garage band to where they are now, makes me believe anything is possible if you truly want it and commit your life to it.” IfsWayWantBelieveLittlesHas BeensPlayShowsBigsSeeingInfluenceBandCommitGarageBlinkAnything Is PossibleBack In The DayBlink 182 Author:Beau Bokan
“Yeah, sci-fi is definitely a big influence on Fear Factory. I've had people tell me we always sing about the same thing but it's like well, if we were a black metal band we'd sing about Satan, you know? What if we were a Christian metal band? All the songs would be about how much we loved Jesus.” PeopleIfsKnowsWellsBigsWould BeChristianSongJesusBlackInfluenceBandYeahSatanWhat IfSci FiMetalsFactoriesMetal BandBlack Metal Author:Dino Cazares
“The lo-fi scene and the riot grrrl thing had a huge influence on me. As a teenager I went to see Bikini Kill and all those bands.” InfluenceHugeSceneBandTeenagerRiotBikinis Author:Kieran Hebden
“Living in war, and being a wartime band, I don't think there's any way that can't somehow influence the songwriting.” ThinkingWayWarInfluenceBandSongwritingWartime Author:Colin Meloy
“Jay Z in many ways is a rock artist. In the sense that they've used hard rock, punk rock, psychedelic rock aesthetics and influences in their music. When you see Kanye West, he has a full band playing. Jay Z has a full band playing with Marshalls.” WayHardUsedArtistInfluenceRocksBandWestPunkAestheticsPsychedelicPunk RockHard Rock Author:Ian Astbury
“I think some of my inspiration came from just being around music. My family was into music. My uncle had his own band and my father use to sing in my uncle's band. If you want to go to the music influences we could be here all day. That's everybody from Michael Jackson all the way up to people in the game now that inspire me.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayWantUseInspirationFatherGamesInfluenceInspireBandMy FamilyJust BeingUncles Author:Nelly
“Later after college I discovered Gang of Four, Buzzcocks, and those kind of bands. My tastes have changed but I still carry a lot of the influences from my youth.” KindStillsFourInfluenceChangedYouthCollegeTasteBandGang Author:Page Hamilton