“I think I'm more influenced, just in general, not by blues artists, but more by stuff from Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder. Stevie Wonder is probably my biggest musical influence of all. And Donny Hathaway.” ThinkingArtistStuffWonderInfluenceMusicalMusical Influence Author:Jonny Lang
“The biggest musical influence on me was my mum. We were both enraptured by music.” InfluenceMusicalMumMusical Influence Author:Johnny Marr
“One of my biggest musical influences is definitely Ella Fitzgerald as a vocalist.” InfluenceMusicalVocalistMusical Influence Author:Elle Varner
“As soon as I was born, my mom said I was humming 'When the Saints Go Marching In,' or something like that, you know? It's in the family. And in that neighborhood [Treme, in New Orleans], I think everybody in the neighborhood has some type of musical influence, even if they don't play instruments or anything. It's the way they talk to you, the way they say your name - it's all musical.” IfsThinkingKnowsWaySaidPlayNamesBornGrowing UpInfluenceMomTypeInstrumentsMusicalSaintMy MomNeighborhoodNew OrleansHummingMusical Influence Author:Troy Andrews
“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
“My musical influence is really from my father. He was a DJ in college. My parents met at New York University. So he listened to, you know, Motown, and he listened to Bob Dylan. He listened to Grateful Dead and Rolling Stones, but he also listened to reggae music. And he collected vinyl.” KnowsFatherParentInfluenceNew YorkCollegeMetsStonesGratefulMusicalUniversityBobRollingDylanRolling StonesDjsReggaeVinylMotownReggae MusicMusical Influence Author:Talib Kweli
“Gene Autry was the most. It may sound like a joke - Go and have a look in my bedroom, It's covered with Gene Autry posters. He was my first musical influence.” FirstsLooksMaySoundInfluenceJokesMusicalCoveredGenesBedroomPostersMusical Influence Author:Ringo Starr
“My biggest musical influences are probably my parents.” ParentInfluenceMusicalMusical Influence Author:Bobby McFerrin
“I wanted to pay tribute to my musical influences: Buffalo Springfield, Lightfoot, the Beatles, the Hollies.” WantedPayInfluenceMusicalTributeBuffaloHolliesMusical Influence Author:Dan Fogelberg
“I'd say that my musical influences are anywhere from pop-rock electronica, new age and classical. But I think that specifically, bands - I love Jem, I love Sigur Ross, I love David Gray, I love Elliot Smith... a lot of different people. But I don't find lyrical inspiration from anybody.” PeopleThinkingDifferentInspirationAgeInfluenceRocksBandMusicalPopsGrayNew AgeDifferent PeoplesLyricalJemMusical Influence Author:Emmy Rossum
“With few exceptions, every major pop singer in the US during her generation has been touched in some way by her genius. It is Billie Holiday who was, and still remains, the greatest single musical influence on me. Lady Day is unquestionably the most important influence on American popular singing in the last twenty years.” WayYearsHas BeensStillsImportantLastsGenerationsInfluenceGeniusMajorsSingingTwentiesRemainsMusicalPopsSingersHolidayTouchedExceptionMusical Influence Author:Frank Sinatra
“It is Billie Holiday who was, and still remains, the greatest single musical influence on me.” StillsInfluenceRemainsMusicalHolidayMusical Influence Author:Frank Sinatra
“The girl that introduced The Smiths' song 'Asleep' to me was an important musical influence that I met in college. From there it's been an ongoing journey of different bands at different times, introducing bands and songs to me.” ImportantDifferentSongGirlJourneyInfluenceCollegeMetsBandMusicalIntroducingOngoingDifferent TimesMusical Influence Author:Stephen Chbosky