Eric clapton Quote by Billy Squier

I was very influenced by Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix, both of whom I had the pleasure of playing with and becoming friends with.

— Mick Taylor

I grew up on a lot of early Beatles, DC5, Cream, Clapton, Page, Beck and Hendrix.

— Eddie Van Halen

I tended to lean towards the guys who both sang and played, such as Ricky Skaggs, Vince Gill, Steve Wariner... And at the other…

— Brad Paisley

I have been influenced by many different artists at many different stages of my life. Starting out, it was people like Elton John, Billy…

— Sara Bareilles

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

— Iris DeMent

I was into Jimi Hendrix, Robert Johnson, the blues.

— Jeff Gutt

When I started reaching teenage years, I listened to everything that was on the radio like everyone else did, which was Chuck Berry, Beach…

— Ronnie Montrose

My early influences were the Shadows, who were an English instrumental band. They basically got me into playing and later on I got into…

— Tony Iommi

My dad used to listen to Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton, and my mom liked Michael Bolton and Roy Orbison. She was pretty big…

— Orianthi

Im a product of my influences, and those are the 60s. All analog. I loved the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and the Stones -…

— Mike Campbell

I think guitar-wise, Eric Clapton was a big influence on me. I got to spend time around him. He's kind of strange, mysterious, serious…

— Dhani Harrison

I love the Beatles, and when I was very young, I had young parents, so Led Zeppelin and Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix and…

— Phil Anselmo