Band Quote by E-40

I had a band called Infectious Grooves back in the Nineties. That music was really a mixture of styles, and we had some stuff…

— Robert Trujillo

I was in bands, like everyone else, when I was 16, 17; I was a little skater listening to Dead Kennedy's and Steel Pole…

— Bonobo

I think early on in my career, I was heavily inspired by bands like Throbbing Gristle and Test Dept, and films of David Lynch,…

— Trent Reznor

I was a jazz major in high school, in an all-jazz band. No matter what I do, it features my musical influences.

— Wyclef Jean

I think, in the early years, my biggest influences would have been... Daft Punk was a huge one for me, I bought their main…

— Flume

My parents brought me up on all different styles of music, like my Mum would listen to Motown R&B and my Dad was quite…

— Ella Henderson

I played the drums, and I was in a band called Funkasaurus Rex in Toronto. When I left for school, it became hard to…

— Jake Epstein

I progressed through so many different styles of music through my teen years, both as a player and a vocalist, particularly the jazz and…

— Jeff Healey

I've been in the game a long time. I've done all sorts of different types of music. From mob music to the G-Funk era.

— E-40

I fell in love with funk music through my father - Funkadelic - as well as soul and classical early on.

— Miguel

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

My musical influence is really from my father. He was a DJ in college. My parents met at New York University. So he listened…

— Talib Kweli