Somebody who really influenced me since a kid was Lil Phat. He was just telling his life story. — Rod Wave Copy Share Image
I've experienced being properly lost in my desires, and it's really influenced my writing. — Christine and the Queens Copy Share Image
I studied ethnomusicology for a while, but I don't think that really influenced my music. — Christian Fennesz Copy Share Image
It's been in my musical DNA since I was a little kid. I think musical theatre has really influenced everything I've done. — Jake Shears Copy Share Image
Growing up and playing guitar with my dad and stuff like really influenced me. It definitely must've had an impact on why… — Trace Cyrus Copy Share Image
I used to be really influenced by Brian Bendis, back in his indie days. But I guess I try to tone that… — Bryan Lee O'Malley Copy Share Image
'Amores Perros' and 'Once Were Warriors' had a tremendous visceral quality that really influenced me. — Brendan Fletcher Copy Share Image
I was really influenced by Joan Didion and Pauline Kael; they were both at the height of their influence when I was… — Caitlin Flanagan Copy Share Image
My parents are both definitely supportive of my career.They are both big fans of rap. They are really what influenced me. — Joey Badass Copy Share Image
Cruces is like my town, where I grew up, where my heart is... All the teachers and coaches and people who have… — Joseph Benavidez Copy Share Image
My wife is Mexican, and she's really influenced me: She's got an impressive collection of Mexican music. — Ian Brown Copy Share Image
I started with soul music and icons like Aretha Franklin and Etta James and then moved to R&B and artists such as… — Netta Barzilai Copy Share Image
I'd always wanted to work in the studio and experiment with sounds. Things that I'm really influenced by and that I love… — Regina Spektor Copy Share Image
I like a lot of older rock 'n' roll artists, like legends like Freddie Mercury and David Bowie. They really influenced me… — Princess Nokia Copy Share Image
Music really influenced me when I was growing up. I did go through a Jimi Hendrix phase. My hair was naturally quite… — Helen McCrory Copy Share Image
I am really influenced by normal, simple, everyday life and people, like the Biji and Dolly in 'Vicky Donor,' who used to… — Shoojit Sircar Copy Share Image
The '60s was a magical time in the music business. So much creativity and talent. I think a lot of it came… — Frankie Valli Copy Share Image
Rip Rig + Panic that I joined, they were really influenced by jazz and blues and punk. So I think what happened… — Neneh Cherry Copy Share Image
My first influences for playing were Johnny Ramone and Jimmy Page, the same as everybody else. Joe Perry. The guys in Alice… — Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein Copy Share Image
I think the most note-worthy part is that Stella [Mozgawa] had joined the band two weeks before we started recording, so that… — Theresa Wayman Copy Share Image
Apart from Scottish traditional music, I wasn't really influenced by any kind of music. I just basically followed my own instincts. — Evelyn Glennie Copy Share Image
Jurgen has a very proactive way to play, he set marks in Germany with his kind of football and that really influenced… — Ralph Hasenhuttl Copy Share Image
Punk rock really influenced me, the basic metal bands, Zeppelin, Stones and Floyd, and Southern rock bands. I think I was pretty… — Al Jourgensen Copy Share Image
Where I've been hasn't influenced my music. It's more what I listen to. You can find music everywhere, so moving hasn't really… — Lykke Li Copy Share Image
I think jazz is the foundation for a lot of great musicians, and then after that, you know, it's this broad expression… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
I hear people telling me a lot that the production of that particular record - 'One Part Lullaby' - really influenced them.… — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
It was the part of Gambian culture where they give each other advice a lot, how they're always comparing things in order… — Seinabo Sey Copy Share Image
I got a chance to work with Mystikal and Mannie Fresh and Juvenile and all these people as I was growing up,… — Trombone Shorty Copy Share Image
I remember when I was very young, I read an article by Fats Domino which has really influenced me. He said, 'You… — Mick Jagger Copy Share Image
When I was 14 I was really influenced by artists like Protoje and Chronixx, so I started writing lyrics. — Koffee Copy Share Image
I'm really influenced by Southern novelists, not many movie people. More like John Faulkner, William Faulkner, Erskine Caldwell, Flannery O'Connor, John Steinbeck,… — Billy Bob Thornton Copy Share Image
I'm really influenced by '90s hip hop. A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul were my heroes growing up. — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
Mortal City was really influenced by geography. [The song] "The Ocean" is the Pacific Northwest. Southern California and New York also figure… — Dar Williams Copy Share Image
I was really influenced by a lot of Disney soundtracks, because that's what I used to watch all the time, and they… — PJ Harvey Copy Share Image
Technology was changing just as we were getting started. You had these records by people like David Bowie and Talking Heads and… — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
I was getting really influenced by some darker, heavier electro stuff, like Crystal Castles. And I was listening to some dub-step elements,… — Lights Copy Share Image
Dad had a music store, and he'd often bring home comedy albums that I would listen to. I started listening to Bob… — Billy Crystal Copy Share Image
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