Guitar Quote by John Petrucci

As far as the melodic style, I feel like I'm in my own lane.

— Polo G

I think what makes me stand out from the rest is my melodic style combined with my voice, which has a distinct character to…

— Nadia Ali

The Simpsons was a pretty heavy influence, in that it sort of redefined, after The Flintstones, what else television animation can be. I would…

— Seth Macfarlane

Carol Burnett, Gilda Radner, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus are my comedic influences. I like a lot of dudes, too, like Bill Murray and Will Ferrell.

— Kaitlin Olson

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

— Jon Secada

I have too many influences to name. I like a wide variety of stuff, which I think has been helpful. I liked every comedian…

— John Mulaney

I wouldn't compare my sound on the mixtape to anything, but my influences are like - the minimal amount of hip-hop that I actually…

— CJ Fly

Flying Colors is more alternative pop with a prog edge. Think the Beatles meets U2 meets Muse and Foo Fighters. It is the opposite…

— Mike Portnoy

“There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combination of these five give rise to more melodies that can ever be heard.”

— Sun Tzu

There are no rules or certain methods. I usually start with the guitar or piano and sing melodies over the chords. The lyrics seem…

— Jason Reeves

It was a matter of not seeing the woods for the trees. Glorious songs have been in Ireland forever, but a lot of these…

— Phil Coulter

I have a very strange melodic gift: melodies come to me effortlessly.

— Michel Legrand