Checks Quote by Eric Bibb

The pianist Cecil Taylor is extremely melodic; the guitarist Derek Bailey is extremely melodic, and Ornette Coleman.

— Pat Metheny

As far as guys who perform onstage, I love Chris Rock. I'm kind of jaded on everyone else.

— Gabriel Iglesias

Taylor u r awesome

— Taylor Swift

Audiences love Paul Taylor, and so do I. Not everything, and not always, but year in, year out, he gives me more concentrated pleasure…

— Robert Gottlieb

James Brown really taught me a lot - his lyrics and his performance and whatever he does when he's onstage. I'll always call him…

— Charles Bradley

I'm a huge fan of R. Kelly's. He's a musical genius and probably the most prolific artist of the generation before mine.

— The Weeknd

I listen to Mark Chestnutt and think he's a great singer - and he really does good material.

— George Strait

Probably my favorite artists to listen to James Taylor, Stevie Wonder - I haven't gone back in a really long time and really listened…

— Jonny Lang

I want to be acknowledged as not just a pretty idol who sings and dances on stage, but as an artist

— Choi Soo-young

My biggest influence is Chris Rock. His physicality is like a caged tiger - pacing the stage - how he walks back and forth.

— Josh Blue

I say, 'Yeah, Taylor Swift.' I think she is a smart, beautiful girl. I think she's making all the right moves. She's got a…

— Dolly Parton

Taylor's music is a hybrid with integrity

— Joel Selvin