Crowd Quote by Al Jarreau

I was mainly influenced by the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, and others like Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash.

— Iris DeMent

I've always associated consciousness with artists like Bob Marley or Joni Mitchell or Bob Dylan. You know, artists that really talked about what was…

— Will Ferrell

The biggest influence? I've had several at different times - but the biggest for me was Bob Dylan, who was a guy that came…

— Jackson Browne

At the 'L.A. Times,' I always wanted to write about artists I thought were meaningful. So I interviewed Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen,…

— Robert Hilburn

When I started writing again, especially when I listened to French music and Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, I realized that these lots talked…

— Benjamin Clementine

As a songwriter, oddly enough, my influences were people like Bob Dylan, The Velvet Underground, and Buddy Holly. Some psychedelic stuff, too.

— Ric Ocasek

Every person I've met has influenced my songs.

— James Blunt

At a young age, I was introduced to Joni Mitchell by my mum. My dad was into progressive rock.

— Mura Masa

As a writer, I've always been the sum total of my influences, and those are all over the spectrum: Rachmaninov, the Who, the Beatles,…

— Eric Carmen

More than anybody in the music industry, the Staple Singers were like family to me.

— Marty Stuart

I'm guilty of being perceived as having narrow taste. I went after the artists that I thought were important - Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Bruce…

— Robert Hilburn

I enjoyed hearing people do their own songs. I became attracted to singer-songwriters. I became interested in them as people; was curious about what…

— Lyle Lovett