Bebop Quote by Horace Silver

Basically my influences have been American influences. It's been blues, gospel, swing era music, bebop music, Broadway show music, classical music. It's like making…

— Horace Silver

My influences are with Irish music, church music and classical music,

— Enya

I'm an Australian, and when I grew up much of my influences were American - blues music and country music, all that sort of…

— Nick Cave

It's quite interesting that in my growing up I had several influences. We had gospel music on campus. R&B music was, of course, the…

— Lionel Richie

My big influences are Joni Mitchell, and a lot of classical and Indian music, as well as Nina Simone and the personal blues and…

— Yael Naim

I have been influenced by music. I grew up listening to blues, jazz and all.

— Redfoo

Everything I hear influences me. I can't tell you all my influences as a musician.

— Lemmy

People often ask us if we had direct influences. Honestly, just a lot of different music - not necessarily individual people. We listen to…

— Isaac Hanson

I'm still kind of a hapless character in my everyday life. But when it comes to the writing, my influences are very old influences.…

— Nick Lowe

You always draw from your roots. I'm influenced by everything I hear and see, and that includes music today, but obviously I go back…

— Donny Osmond

I'm influenced by all types of music.

— Flo Rida

I have been influenced by the greatest artists in jazz, pop, reggae, traditional, ballards, pop, and all types of music, taking the best from…

— Laura Pausini