My personal favourite is Jeff Beck. All the others are…

I decided early on that I wanted to be Michael Bloomfield, Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton - not George Harrison.

— Todd Rundgren

I always loved the Yardbirds when I was a kid, you know; I was always into Jeff Beck and everything.

— Gary Moore

As far as actual playing, Clapton - by far - is my biggest influence, and you can tuck Jeff Beck underneath that.

— Joe Bonamassa

When we toured... I was hungry to take out people like Jeff Beck in front of us; Fleetwood Mac, just before they hit; Heart,…

— Paul Kantner

I probably owe as much to Jeff Beck as I do to Son House with connections to the blues.

— Billy Gibbons

Whenever I hear my playing, I can't detach from my influences: there's my Jeff Beck, there's the Clapton bit, the Eric Johnson bit, the…

— Joe Bonamassa

I don't put myself on Jeff Beck's level, but I can relate to him when he says he'd rather be working on his car…

— Ritchie Blackmore

I swear that he is an alien. There is something about his phrasing that is so unpredictable and cool. It makes you wonder where…

— Orianthi

Jeff Beck is one of my heroes and has been since I first picked up a guitar.

— Kirk Hammett

In 2008, I was in a London park when I came across a fledgling crow that had fallen from the top of an oak…

— Imelda May

When God plays guitar he uses Jeff Beck's hands.

— Steve Lukather

Every time I listen to Jeff Beck my whole view of guitar changes radically. He's way, way out, doing things you never expect.

— Brian May

I've always been a Jeff Beck fan. Who isn't? He is in a league of his own.

— Paul Rodgers

I saw The Jeff Beck Group at the Marquee Club in 1967, when he was with Rod Stewart, and holy smokes, they were amazing.

— Paul Rodgers

Jeff Beck is probably my favorite and biggest influence on the guitar. Touring with him in 2010 was such a milestone. I used to…

— Gary Hoey