Given Quote by Herbie Hancock

What excites me about a lot of the artists I love - and I realize, well, they created their own personal world that I…

— Bruce Springsteen

I felt I had an opportunity to follow in the footsteps of great soul musicians of the past, who made a lot of social…

— Aloe Blacc

Bill Withers, Van Morrison and Marvin Gaye are pioneers in popular music for the last century, and these are people who have influenced me…

— Michael Kiwanuka

I've always enjoyed the enthusiasm of the best studio musicians and, over the years, have collected so many inspired contributions from them.

— Michael Franks

I'm influenced a lot by Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, even Paul Weller - Billie Holiday as well: People who wrote and sang songs that…

— Hozier

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

Thinking about the artists I've loved through the years, my favorites are the ones who've made music with cultural, societal and political significance.

— Vic Mensa

I've had so many different influences musically, even from people who aren't even musicians. If you're inspired by someone and you document it musically,…

— Mark Salling

Hearing Oscar Peterson was something that resonated within me. There are so many musicians I've been fortunate to play with. The people that inspire…

— Eldar Djangirov

I've been influenced by so many great people , like Sam Moore, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, so many great…

— Paul Rodgers

I got a chance to work with Miles Davis, and that changed everything for me, 'cause Miles really encouraged all his musicians to reach…

— Herbie Hancock

I'm a street player, and all of my influences come from bands that I was listening to at the time when I was growing…

— Joey Kramer