Cash Quote by Jay DeMarcus

Willie Nelson, Marty Robbins, Merle Haggard and Keith Whitley - guys like that were huge influences.

— Sturgill Simpson

I definitely take influences from my idols David Bowie and Billy Joel. I've combined them with the Frankie Grande-isms that I've cultivated over singing…

— Frankie Grande

Biggest musical influences would be people like Nina Simone and Tom Waits. A huge amount of writers like Leslie Feist and Paul Simon.

— Hozier

Probably my two biggest musical influences were the Everly Brothers and the Beatles, in chronological order. Both of them have had a very simple-sounding…

— Arlo Guthrie

My big influences are piano artists like Billy Joel and Elton John.

— Kyle Dunnigan

My biggest musical influences are probably my parents.

— Bobby McFerrin

Oh, yeah, I've always thought of covering some of my influences like Billy Joel, Elton John, Stevie Wonder.

— Jon Secada

I was mainly influenced by the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, and others like Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash.

— Iris DeMent

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

I would say my greatest musical influences have been Ella Fitzgerald and Mary J. Blige.

— Estelle

One of my biggest influences of all time would be somebody like Tom Waits. David Bowie is another huge influence. I'm also a big…

— Hozier

My influences are Alice in Chains and Elton John.

— Christian Kane