“Good influences are positive, and they see the good in even bad situations.” — Amber Hurdle Copy Share Image
My career direction has probably been guided as much by curiosity and my personality as by my early influences. — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
Our influences are more rock acts and it's special that we've got that bond from school. — Luke Hemmings Copy Share Image
We sound like stuff that comes from way before our time because thats where most of our influences come from. — Kings Of Leon Copy Share Image
Ultimately, I'd say a lot of my vocal influences are jazz-based, people like Ella Fitzgerald, or Fred Astaire. — Bill Ward Copy Share Image
Your reputation is what influences people to think, feel and talk about you the way they do. — Rob Brown Copy Share Image
We sound like stuff that comes from way before our time because that's where most of our influences come from. — Kings Of Leon Copy Share Image
In Fall Out Boy, we were all playing with our pop punk influences, so that was always within that kind of framework. — Patrick Stump Copy Share Image
I've had so many different influences musically, even from people who aren't even musicians. If you're inspired by someone and you document… — Mark Salling Copy Share Image
My songwriting is so influenced by orchestrated music, dramatic, super glam rock-y stuff. Two of my biggest influences in songwriting were Elton… — Brandi Carlile Copy Share Image
I think you're a product of your influences, your environment. You see guys with so much talent, but they got the wrong… — Paul Pierce Copy Share Image
My first child is going to be the oldest sibling to the next kid, and that may change with each and every… — Blake Lively Copy Share Image
My father was obsessed with folk music from around the world, and I think the countless artists who performed them are my… — Mitski Copy Share Image
“Every person's true identity is beautiful, and much of the ugliness we observe in others was put inside of them by external… — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
Part of me still feels like I've never had the opportunity to properly express all my earliest influences, so for now, I… — Sturgill Simpson Copy Share Image
And the very fact of how you speak somehow influences who you are. The way you move, the way you think, it… — David Tennant Copy Share Image
You always draw from your roots. I'm influenced by everything I hear and see, and that includes music today, but obviously I… — Donny Osmond Copy Share Image
It's hard to say. Whenever you play with a group of people for a long time it influences the way that you… — Chris McCaughan Copy Share Image
I always loved LeAnn Rimes and especially Clint Black for his soulfulness. As I've gotten older, my influences have broadened - John… — Hunter Hayes Copy Share Image
I was never academically driven in English, but, again, Tom Waits is a perfect example of an influence. He writes so immaculately… — Hozier Copy Share Image
When I say art influences me, which it does, it's not at all in a literal form. You go and see exhibitions… — Francisco Costa Copy Share Image
When you play the bars, you pay your dues. It does matter that you know those things [songs]. And the great thing… — Eric Church Copy Share Image
Although my music is electronic, it has a lot of influences from my past, which is all sorts of genres; I've been… — Zedd Copy Share Image
Three directors whose work directly influences mine are Paul Thomas Anderson, Darren Aronofsky and Susanne Bier (her Danish films). You'll notice that… — Chika Anadu Copy Share Image
Anyone has outside influences. They are the results of the cosmic roll of the dice: this person is born Aragon the Ranger,… — James Franco Copy Share Image
“I’ve had so many influences and sources of inspiration as an illustrator that it is impossible to name just one. I loved… — Alan Lee Copy Share Image
“Time often is forgiving and dismissive of the influences, because they recede. We look at Sgt. Pepper and we go "wow! How… — Michka Assayas Copy Share Image
There are many influences in my music, not only blues. R&B, Motown, gospel, old timey, jazz, even classical are all part of… — Rory Block Copy Share Image
My greatest influences are actually probably a set of different teachers. And these teachers, most prominently at my high school, but also… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
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