Barry Quote by Karen Duffy

As far as heroes thorough the years, I'd say definitely Alabama and Randy Owen, Conway Twitty was a big influence of mine, George Strait,…

— Luke Bryan

My heroes were Dylan, John Lennon and Picasso, because they each moved their particular medium forward, and when they got to the point where…

— John Hughes

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

— Sturgill Simpson

I always admired Frank Sinatra. He had ups and downs, but he didn't give up his style. He had what might have been a…

— Ralph Lauren

John Lennon was brilliant, so gifted, so giving. He was the Bach, Beethoven, the Rachmaninoff of our time.

— Sid Bernstein

I respected Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra. Those were my heroes, and they were 10 years older than I was.

— Tony Bennett

If there's anyone in my lifetime who deserves honor it is Billy Graham. I think he is the most significant figure since the apostles.

— Pat Boone

They were all famous and fantastic fellows.

— Peter Scott

I'm a big fan of [Frank] Sinatra, he was the best at what he did. The last thing I do is model my career…

— Harry Connick, Jr

Actually my biggest heroes were the R&B singers like Jackie Wilson and Bobby Bland and people like that.

— B. J. Thomas

My childhood hero was Roy Rogers.

— Keith Allen

The inaugural of Ronald Reagan, with Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. And that was the greatest thing. Ronald Reagan and George Bush. That was…

— Don Rickles