Exception Quote by Bruce Springsteen

James Brown, Ray Charles, Jackie Wilson, Chuck Berry and Little Richard - I think they had strong influences on a lot of people, because…

— Michael Jackson

My first influences for playing were Johnny Ramone and Jimmy Page, the same as everybody else. Joe Perry. The guys in Alice Cooper's band,…

— Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein

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've been influenced by someone or [English artists] work. I mentioned Hans Coper as an example.

— Warren MacKenzie

I don't really know that I'm aware of a lot of the inspiration and influence that I'm under, because I didn't have an extensive…

— Sam Hunt

They weren't musicians or anything, but my dad was a big music fan and so was my mom.

— Uncle Kracker

Well, I've heard a lot of people, but I think I would say a Brazilian musician named Hermeto Pascoal was one of my biggest…

— Flora Purim

I guess my biggest influence was actually my Grandfather. He used to play old records on vinyl, and would play old jazz and soul…

— Ella Henderson

I invented rock & roll. Jimi Hendrix was my guitar player. James Brown was my vocalist.

— Little Richard

My father shared the ethos of many of the beat writers and was a friend of Allen Ginsberg. Probably for 25 years of my…

— Anne Waldman

I can't think of one person I've ever met who didn't like some type of music.

— Billy Joel

Gene Autry was the most. It may sound like a joke - Go and have a look in my bedroom, It's covered with Gene…

— Ringo Starr