Influence Quote by James Arthur

There's not one thing in particular that influences my music, but I write about what I know. It's based in personal experience. That's not…

— Holly Golightly

As a writer, I've always been the sum total of my influences, and those are all over the spectrum: Rachmaninov, the Who, the Beatles,…

— Eric Carmen

Jack Johnson, John Mayer, Neil Young and Bob Dylan are my main influences.

— Cody Simpson

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

My songwriting is very personal. The music that influenced me was so impactful that had I grown up somewhere else, I know I would…

— Phoebe Bridgers

As a songwriter, oddly enough, my influences were people like Bob Dylan, The Velvet Underground, and Buddy Holly. Some psychedelic stuff, too.

— Ric Ocasek

I read very widely, both non-fiction and fiction, so I don't think there's a single writer who influences me.

— Peter Benchley

Every person I've met has influenced my songs.

— James Blunt

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

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

— Lemmy

I can't tell you any more than any other writer can tell you why they write, and I don't know what my influences are.

— Jean M. Auel

I'm not inspired by songwriting at all; that took place years ago. I'm pretty well established, as far as my influences go. I don't…

— Mose Allison