Campus Quote by Lionel Richie

Basically my influences have been American influences. It's been blues, gospel, swing era music, bebop music, Broadway show music, classical music.

— Horace Silver

Influences come from everywhere. I don't really feel like I had too many influences for the first record because I grew up listening to…

— Avril Lavigne

I was really only around country music on the radio, and I think because I grew up so close to Atlanta, and R&B was…

— Sam Hunt

Basically my influences have been American influences. It's been blues, gospel, swing era music, bebop music, Broadway show music, classical music. It's like making…

— Horace Silver

My big influences are Joni Mitchell, and a lot of classical and Indian music, as well as Nina Simone and the personal blues and…

— Yael Naim

That's kinda what happened to me: I listened to jazz, country, R&B, rock 'n' roll. And when I sat down to write a song,…

— J. J. Cale

I was influenced by gospel and Christian music from a very young age.

— Gabby Barrett

People often ask us if we had direct influences. Honestly, just a lot of different music - not necessarily individual people. We listen to…

— Isaac Hanson

I have been influenced by music. I grew up listening to blues, jazz and all.

— Redfoo

I'm an Australian, and when I grew up much of my influences were American - blues music and country music, all that sort of…

— Nick Cave

My family was into music. My dad was into music down south. My mom and grandmother were into gospel music so there were all…

— Joe Louis Walker

I say that I do soul, R&B music. I have so many influences, from Billie Holiday, Nina Simone to Stevie Wonder and Prince and…

— Goapele