“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
“I feel like karma is something that's real. I try and be the best possible person I can be, but not only that I try to help as many people as possible and influence others in a positive manner. And that's all stuff brought on by MMA because I want to be successful so want to be the best possible person.” PeopleWantFeelsTryingPersonsI CanRealHelpingStuffSuccessfulInfluenceKarmaBeing The BestBeing SuccessfulMma Author:Danny Castillo
“I think the celebrity author trend reflects, at least in part, the growing influence of marketing departments at publishing companies. The emphasis becomes on the easy sell, as opposed to finding the best quality and writing and illustrating. There are exceptions (I like John Lithgow's stuff, for example), but a lot of it is putrid, and the best of it is often ghostwritten. Save the ink. Save the trees. Save our brain cells.” ThinkingWritingEasyStuffBrainQualityCompanyGrowingTreeInfluenceExampleFindingsSellsMarketingCellsDepartmentExceptionTrendsPublishingEmphasisInkBrain CellsIllustrating Author:Jabari Asim
“I started drawing comics, and at first I was very influenced by the whole pop art movement, you know, Batman was on TV and all that pop art stuff? But then my next influence was in 1966, or maybe it was '65, I don't know. Somebody showed me a copy of the "East Village Other", which was an underground newspaper. And... it had comics in it! And they weren't superhero comics.” KnowsFirstsArtWholeNextStuffInfluenceMovementTvsPopsEastDrawingNewspapersCopiesVillageSuperheroPop ArtEast Village Author:Trina Robbins
“When you play the bars, you pay your dues. It does matter that you know those things [songs]. And the great thing for me, too, is that I draw on that stuff as influences. It's also stuff that you put in the tank that you pull from to make records.” KnowsDoeMatterPlaySongStuffPayRecordsInfluenceDrawsDuesBarsGreat ThingsTanks Author:Eric Church
“Whatever you love, that will be an influence. It just will. So in effect the young writer's job is: go out and find some stuff to love.” JobsYoungStuffInfluenceEffectsYoung Writers Author:George Saunders
“My songwriting is so influenced by orchestrated music, dramatic, super glam rock-y stuff. Two of my biggest influences in songwriting were Elton John and Freddie Mercury.” TwoStuffInfluenceRocksDramaticSongwritingMercuryGlamGlam Rock Author:Brandi Carlile
“Blind Willie Johnson is a pretty big vocal influence. He can be very harsh, like gargly, gruff vocals, but also just slip into some very delicate, vulnerable soft stuff. I like that combination.” BigsStuffInfluenceBlindVulnerableCombinationSlipsDelicateHarshVocalJohnsonStuff I Like Author:Benjamin Booker