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There were musicians that influenced me, but they weren't all women. Teena Marie was a big influence because she wrote and produced her own music,… — Queen Latifah
The other great development has been in photography, but that too was influenced by Conceptual art. — Sol LeWitt
But, I would be naive not to recognize the number of musicians who tell me they have been influenced by me and sight me -… — Geddy Lee
One of the things that's influenced me musically was my experience at Brown University. I was surrounded by musicians that I really admired, and felt… — Lisa Loeb
Jazz has been such a force in music, that any musician, including classical composers, have been influenced, and obviously performers, also. — Yo-Yo Ma
If you're writing an opinion piece, it's your job to write your opinion. If, on the other hand, you wrote a novel, as Virginia Woolf… — David Mamet
I have been influenced in my thinking by both west and east. — Nelson Mandela
In Hawaii, some of the biggest radio stations are reggae. The local bands are heavily influenced by Bob Marley. — Bruno Mars
I can't even speak Hawaiian, but if you go there and listen to a Hawaiian song, you get captured because it's so beautiful, like the… — Bruno Mars
What has influenced my life more than any other single thing has been my stammer. Had I not stammered I would probably... have gone to… — W. Somerset Maugham
He knows I rip him off every day. He's the godfather for me. Nobody can say they aren't influenced by what Stevie Wonder has done. — Brian McKnight
Growing up in New York has influenced my style so much, and I have an amazing relationship with my stylist, Estee Stanley. We have so… — Lea Michele
My style of songwriting is influenced by cinema. I'm a frustrated filmmaker. A fan once said to me, 'Girl, you make me see pictures in… — Joni Mitchell
I can't think of any musician or producer who has influenced me more than Brian Eno. From when he was in Roxy Music, producing Devo,… — Unknown Author
The people who influenced me most were the people who said I would never make it. They gave me a thirst for revenge. — Colin Mochrie
What influenced me was Tori Amos, who was unapologetic about expressing anger through music, and Sinead O'Connor. Those two in particular were really moving for… — Alanis Morissette
I listened to the radio, so I was influenced by everyone from Michael Jackson to Milli Vanilli. But thankfully my dad had a collection of… — Jason Mraz
I joined the army on my seventeenth birthday, full of the romance of war after having read a lot of World War I British poetry… — Walter Dean Myers
I was influenced a lot by those around me - there was a lot of singing that went on in the cotton fields. — Willie Nelson
I've never been able to say I've been influenced by a list of artists I like because I like thousands and thousands and I've been… — Jack Nicholson
Yes, the Bible should be taught in our schools because it is necessary to understand the Bible if we are to truly understand our own… — Joel Osteen
Historically, black music has influenced other cultures and other genres and created other genres. — Miguel
What has been forgotten is that there were major intellectual breakthroughs in the 1960s, thanks to North American writers of an older generation. There was… — Camille Paglia
Although Alchemy has now fallen into contempt, and is even considered a thing of the past, the physicain should not be influenced by such judgements. — Paracelsus
I wasn't going to great schools, because my parents didn't believe in public education. They wanted the education to be influenced by their religion, so… — Katy Perry

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