Band Quote by Kieran Hebden

I loved all that riot-grrl scene and Nation of Ulysses and Bikini Kill and Huggy Bear. I loved it. It was the moment sort…

— Jamie Hince

There is a lot to say about what Bikini Kill and other 'riot grrrl' bands were able to achieve when they first set out.…

— Henry Rollins

For me, growing up in New York, it started with Elvis Costello and the Clash and then got into louder things like Bad Brains…

— Mike D

In terms of stage presence for me, I'm influenced by a myriad of things. A lot of punk performers, people like Dave Vanian from…

— Andy Biersack

It had a huge impact on me, ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ – and I was very proud when I found out that Kurt Cobain…

— Ozzy Osbourne

Looking at magazines and being someone who wanted to act, as a kid, I was very much influenced by things I saw.

— Barbie Ferreira

It was blazing sunshine and I went on in a turquoise neck muff, glamorous dress and muddy boots and just had the best gig,…

— KT Tunstall

I still look back at the days in the early '90s and think, 'Boy, that confidence just came out in me strong,' and it…

— Naseem Hamed

For my rock band, I was influenced by things like 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show.' For me, it's live rock n' roll theater.

— Juliette Lewis

This was an era where I was going out every night seeing Sparks, Berlin, Duran Duran, and Split Enz. Amazing acts doing really weird…

— Margaret Cho

I grew up in the seventies and disco was big. That influenced me the most.

— Ice Cube

My biggest influences were 1980s punk and metal. Metallica were my biggest influence because they were good at everything - riffs, energy - but…

— Corey Taylor