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My musical influence is really from my father. He was a DJ in college. My parents met at New York University. So he listened…

— Talib Kweli

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

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

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

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 always have been very musically influenced because of my dad. He had a very big record collection, so I dabbled in different genres.

— Lil Xan

Music was very influential on me as a kid.

— Steve Earle

I guess my biggest influence was actually my Grandfather. He used to play old records on vinyl, and would play old jazz and soul…

— Ella Henderson

Albert Brooks is definitely one of my biggest influences, for sure.

— Jonah Hill

A lot of people influenced me as I was learning, but probably Bing Crosby was the most influential because I would hear his Christmas…

— Gordon Lightfoot

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

My main influences have always been the classic jazz players who sang, like Louis Armstrong and Nat King Cole and Jack Teagarden.

— Mose Allison