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title: "25 Influence Music Quotes by 24 authors"
description: "Browse 25 Influence Music quotes by 24 authors. Discover the best Influence Music sayings and thoughts."
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> [Elvis was a big influence to my music, but Loretta Lynn was, as well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tanya-tucker/elvis-was-a-big-influence-to-my-music-but-loretta-lynn-was-as-well/)

[Tanya Tucker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tanya-tucker/)

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> [There's a jazz influence in my music in general.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandre-desplat/there-s-a-jazz-influence-in-my-music-in-general/)

[Alexandre Desplat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandre-desplat/)

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> [It's the clothes that influence the music I'm going to play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-coxon/it-s-the-clothes-that-influence-the-music-i-m-going-to-play/)

[Graham Coxon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-coxon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef8/graham-coxon-16279_clothes_it-s-the-clothes-that-influence-the-musi_755296.png)

> [I love Richmond. I think growing up here had a profound influence on my music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-becker/i-love-richmond-i-think-growing-up-here-had-a-profound-influence-on/)

[Jason Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-becker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/384/jason-becker-15127_i-love_i-love-richmond-i-think-growing-up-here_1983431.png)

> [Photography and movies are a much bigger influence on me than music is itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sune-rose-wagner/photography-and-movies-are-a-much-bigger-influence-on-me-than-music/)

[Sune Rose Wagner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sune-rose-wagner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/462/sune-rose-wagner-21718_bigger_photography-and-movies-are-a-much-bigger_142996.jpg)

> [The '80s definitely influence my music in a big way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/st-lucia/the-80s-definitely-influence-my-music-in-a-big-way/)

[St. Lucia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/st-lucia/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec7/st-lucia-2349_big_the-80s-definitely-influence-my-music-in_1571569.jpg)

> [There's a heavy hip-hop influence in my music, some trap influence, but it's always lyrical.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-martinez/there-s-a-heavy-hip-hop-influence-in-my-music-some-trap-influence-but/)

[Melanie Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-martinez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/976/melanie-martinez-2860_always_there-s-a-heavy-hip-hop-influence-in-my_318976.jpg)

> [Sufi music influence was always there in the music industry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kk/sufi-music-influence-was-always-there-in-the-music-industry/)

[KK](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kk/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa2/kk-5423_always_sufi-music-influence-was-always-there-in_1862450.jpg)

> [Punk's influence on music, movies, art, design and fashion is no longer in doubt. It is used as the measurement for what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-mclaren/punk-s-influence-on-music-movies-art-design-and-fashion-is-no-longer/)

[Malcolm Mclaren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-mclaren/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4aa/malcolm-mclaren-19423_art_punk-s-influence-on-music-movies-art-des_2923277.jpg)

> [The advent of electronically synthesized sound after World War II has unquestionably had enormous influence on music in general.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-crumb/the-advent-of-electronically-synthesized-sound-after-world-war-ii-has/)

[George Crumb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-crumb/)

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> [Gary Numan had a huge influence on both my music and my style. He had his own unique fashion sense - that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mayer-hawthorne/gary-numan-had-a-huge-influence-on-both-my-music-and-my-style-he-had/)

[Mayer Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mayer-hawthorne/)

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> [Indeed the influence of music on the development of religion is a subject which would repay a sympathetic study.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-g-frazer/indeed-the-influence-of-music-on-the-development-of-religion-is-a/)

[James G. Frazer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-g-frazer/)

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> [My grandfather was a massive influence in my music. Growing up, he would play a lot of old-school records to me. A…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ella-henderson/my-grandfather-was-a-massive-influence-in-my-music-growing-up-he/)

[Ella Henderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ella-henderson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/240/ella-henderson-11678_actually_my-grandfather-was-a-massive-influence-i_537472.png)

> [Smokey Robinson is one of my heroes as a singer and songwriter; a major influence on my own music from the very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daryl-hall/smokey-robinson-is-one-of-my-heroes-as-a-singer-and-songwriter-a/)

[Daryl Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daryl-hall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2a/daryl-hall-5556_hero_smokey-robinson-is-one-of-my-heroes-as-a_2728867.jpg)

> [The Clash were a major influence on my own music. They were the best rock 'n' roll band. Thanks, Joe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-springsteen/the-clash-were-a-major-influence-on-my-own-music-they-were-the-best/)

[Bruce Springsteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-springsteen/)

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> [There's always the influence of music, film, art and the other things that drive me. I'm usually inspired by my environment and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-jones/there-s-always-the-influence-of-music-film-art-and-the-other-things/)

[Adam Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-jones/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23d/adam-jones-14050_always_there-s-always-the-influence-of-music-fi_3179346.jpg)

> [“Music makes me forget my real situation. It transports me into a state which is not my own. Under the influence of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leo-tolstoy/music-makes-me-forget-my-real-situation-it-transports-me-into-a-state/)

[Leo Tolstoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leo-tolstoy/)

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> [I think my parents are the first influence on me music-wise. My dad was into Motown and soul, and my mom was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clairo/i-think-my-parents-are-the-first-influence-on-me-music-wise-my-dad/)

[Clairo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clairo/)

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> [I would say growing up in Nashville has been a huge influence in my music. Growing up with my dad being a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chord-overstreet/i-would-say-growing-up-in-nashville-has-been-a-huge-influence-in-my/)

[Chord Overstreet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chord-overstreet/)

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> [Travelling, in general, opens your mind to so many different cultures and different ways of thinking and different ways of seeing stuff.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefflon-don/travelling-in-general-opens-your-mind-to-so-many-different-cultures/)

[Stefflon Don](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefflon-don/)

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> [My main influence is - it's music. It lifts the spirit. I am always listening to music. And sometimes what inspires me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donatella-versace/my-main-influence-is-it-s-music-it-lifts-the-spirit-i-am-always/)

[Donatella Versace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donatella-versace/)

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> [“The key to becoming a proactive influence for music education is the development of a "dream list." It is more often referred…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-benham/the-key-to-becoming-a-proactive-influence-for-music-education-is-the/)

[John Benham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-benham/)

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> [“Music makes me forget my real situation. It transports me into a state which is not my own. Under the influence of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leo-tolstoy/music-makes-me-forget-my-real-situation-it-transports-me-into-a-state-2/)

[Leo Tolstoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leo-tolstoy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecb/leo-tolstoy-55_desire_music-makes-me-forget-my-real-situation_1243511.jpg)

> [Until MTV, television had not been a huge influence on music. To compete with MTV, the country music moguls felt they had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charley-pride/until-mtv-television-had-not-been-a-huge-influence-on-music-to/)

[Charley Pride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charley-pride/)

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> [The Grateful Dead were an influence on our music but they weren't by a long shot the biggest influence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-fishman/the-grateful-dead-were-an-influence-on-our-music-but-they-weren-t-by/)

[Jon Fishman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-fishman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d29/jon-fishman-25602_biggest_the-grateful-dead-were-an-influence-on-o_477070.jpg)

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