I kind of go for the MGM version of every musical style.

Probably my two biggest musical influences were the Everly Brothers and the Beatles, in chronological order. Both of them have had a very simple-sounding…

— Arlo Guthrie

Jazz has the ability to absorb & transform influences from diverse musical styles.

— Andrew S. Gilbert

Like, I kind of developed my musical style in a vacuum. Even though I listen to a lot of stuff, the way I wrote…

— Liz Phair

It is important to me to keep trying to push myself to try lots of new musical styles and approaches. To keep growing. It…

— China Forbes

My musical style has changed dramatically from my first album until now. That's the real developmental shift. But my clothing has pretty much stayed…

— Peter Cincotti

Elvis might have compromised his musical style a bit towards the end, but that doesn't mean that artists from the rock n' roll/folk-roots culture…

— Bonnie Raitt

The musical style and sound of 'Love You to Death' is something I wanted to do from the moment I started working on this…

— Taeyang

Hip-hop kind of absorbed rock in terms of the attitude and the whole point of why rock was important music. Young people felt like…

— Chris Cornell

My musical style was developed basically by listening to music. The music I like helped to mold my style. I used to listen to…

— King Louie

Black musicians rhythmicized the contredanse, creating musical styles which evolved into the habanera (also known as the tango) and, later, ragtime, as well as…

— Ned Sublette

The early Stones were adolescent rockers. They were self-conscious in an obvious and unpretentious way. And they were committed to a musical style that…

— Jon Landau

It is fruitless to search for a single musical style, or even any blend of musical styles, that can assist all Christians with true…

— Michael Adam Hamilton

I approach everything from the same perspective which is character and story, which then influence the musical style.

— Bear McCreary

“There was a debauched kind of elegance to the British bands: they had great haircuts, they wore velvets and satins, and they were cohesive…

— Paul Stanley

My musical style changes with every song that I make. I jokingly referred to it one time as 'emo thug', and I think that…

— The Last Skeptik