“Probably my favorite artists to listen to James Taylor, Stevie Wonder - I haven't gone back in a really long time and really listened to them - my first guitar influences. It's been awhile since I revisited that.” FirstsLongArtistWonderGoneInfluenceHavensLong TimeGuitarMy FavoriteReally LongFavorite Artist Author:Jonny Lang
“I haven't changed my views much since I was about 12, really, I've just got a 12-year-old mentality.When I was in school I had a brother who was into Kerouac and he gave me On The Road to read when I was 12 years old. That's still been a big influence.” YearsStillsBigsSchoolViewsInfluenceHavensChangedBrotherOld ManMentalityI Haven't Changed Author:David Bowie
“You don't just have to be influenced by rock, or goth, anymore. It's okay to say, 'My influences are Tin Pan music from Bali and Rihanna.' There are still so many combinations that haven't been done yet.” StillsDoneInfluenceRocksHavensOkayCombinationTinGothBali Author:Grimes
“There is still such a thing as subversive. Subversive makes hip people nervous. It's something new that scares you in a good way. I mean, subversive to me is a compliment. Subversive is something that influences people to do something against society that they haven't thought of before.” PeopleWayMeanStillsInfluenceHavensNervousHipsSomething NewComplimentScareGood WaySubversiveInfluencing People Author:John Waters
“Picasso is still influencing me. Of course, I haven't got that kind of energy, or skill.” KindStillsCoursesEnergyInfluenceHavensSkills Author:David Hockney
“I know that I haven't invented anything myself, that I am only a mixture of countless influences, and thanks to that I am able to find my own style of playing.” KnowsAbleMy OwnInfluenceStyleHavensThanksMixturesMy Own Style Author:Arturo Sandoval
“[Louis Armstrong is] the father of us all, regardless of style or how modern we get. His influence is inescapable. Some of the things he was doing in the 20's and 30's, people still haven't dealt with.” PeopleStillsFatherInfluenceModernStyleHavensArmstrong Author:Nicholas Payton
“I wouldn't call myself a woman in bluegrass. I haven't really been a part of the world for a while. It's just been a big influence on who I am today.” WorldBigsTodayInfluenceHavensWho I AmBluegrass Author:Sara Watkins
“The Anthropocene essentially would be the time of human influence on the planet. That's controversial though, because geology is a retrospective discipline. The rocks of the Anthropocene haven't been deposited yet, really.” HumansWould BeInfluenceRocksHavensPlanetsDisciplineControversialGeologyRetrospective Author:Kenneth Lacovara