Association Quote by Jon Gordon

Leonard Bernstein was probably the most significant formative influence on me - he was such an encompassing musician. I spent my teenage years absorbing…

— Jason Robert Brown

I've always enjoyed the enthusiasm of the best studio musicians and, over the years, have collected so many inspired contributions from them.

— Michael Franks

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

Another classical music teacher from Performing Arts that I've stayed in contact with is Jonathan Strasser.

— Jon Gordon

I have always loved composers who have been connected with folk traditions of popular music.

— Ludovico Einaudi

My father shared the ethos of many of the beat writers and was a friend of Allen Ginsberg. Probably for 25 years of my…

— Anne Waldman

Alan Rickman, who was mentored me a lot. He was very keen to offer his opinions on stuff. Not in a pretentious way. Not…

— Matthew Lewis

Ive always enjoyed the enthusiasm of the best studio musicians and, over the years, have collected so many inspired contributions from them.

— Michael Franks

I had a lot of luck in meeting great musicians who were kind enough to show me things.

— Ry Cooder

To be a great composer requires immense experience... One acquires this by listening not only to other men's work, but above all to one's…

— Frederic Chopin

Bill Withers, Van Morrison and Marvin Gaye are pioneers in popular music for the last century, and these are people who have influenced me…

— Michael Kiwanuka

[Patrick Leonard] is such a magnificent composer. I don't think there is anybody working today with those kind of skills that could translate one…

— Leonard Cohen