Emulate Quote by Elliott Yamin

Stevie Wonder's records introduced me to '70s soul when I was 12 or 13.

— Alicia Keys

My dad always played Stevie Wonder and he has always been my influence.

— Caleb McLaughlin

I tried to emulate my favourite guitar players, the old bluesmen like Blind Willie McTell and Big Bill Broonzy. I used to sit by…

— Ronnie Wood

I grew in the inner city, listening to Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, James Brown, The Commodores - lots of soul music.

— Stefon Harris

Stevie Wonder was a big influence in my life.

— Keala Settle

The first artist that did it for me with just production was James Blake... I was just blown away... I feel like James Blake…

— Kirstin Maldonado

I've never really heard anybody imitating anything of mine the way they do with Edward Van Halen's stuff.

— Steve Vai

I started listening to old school R&B artists like Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross, and Donny Hathaway when I was in 6th grade.

— Sid Sriram

I had a very unique musical upbringing.

— Bear McCreary

My dad's a huge music nerd and he put me onto a lot of music when I was very young, like Stevie Wonder, Bill…

— Ruel

I never felt like I had to sound like my dad. I wanted my music to be creative expression with no expectations.

— John Carter Cash

Yeah, some people said I tried to rip off Cat Stevens and Stevie Wonder. Oh, well. I've always admired those guys. But for me,…

— John Popper