Go Quote by Jim James

Lou Reed's music has been in the lives of millions of people all over the world for decades. He had a truly universal presence…

— Henry Rollins

Lou Reed is something like a personal favorite of mine, but you could always put me into that drawer of singers who can't really…

— Stephen Malkmus

I love Lou Reed because his voice sounds like your inner conscience.

— Christine and the Queens

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

Elvis, he was unique. And he loved the blues, it was a pity he didn't do more.

— B. B. King

Finding out that Ray Charles sang country songs but it sounded as soulful as any rhythm and blues record that kind of opened up…

— Michael Kiwanuka

Everything about Hank Williams interests me. His music, his life. His death. His impact.

— Morgan Neville

The Southern California arena rock, hair metal, laidback hippie garden culture - for many growing up in the '70s and '80s, none of it…

— Alissa Quart

Most importantly for me growing up, it was a spirituals, it was a gospels, it was James Cleveland, Aretha Franklin, Marion Williams; and then…

— Cornel West

I grew up a huge Roy Orbison fan. He had such a crazy range. And I grew up listening to old jazz, Billie Holiday,…

— Borns

My dad used to listen to Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton, and my mom liked Michael Bolton and Roy Orbison. She was pretty big…

— Orianthi

Over time, I've loved jazz, Miles Davis and Chet Baker, then Janis and Jimi and Creedence, then classic rock.

— Juliette Lewis