Approach Quote by Luc Ferrari

The pianist Cecil Taylor is extremely melodic; the guitarist Derek Bailey is extremely melodic, and Ornette Coleman.

— Pat Metheny

I think my biggest musical hero growing up was probably Ian MacKaye. He set a great example for all of us local musicians. Still,…

— Dave Grohl

And when I met Cecil Taylor it was a complete transformation of musical identities. All the tenets that I had grown up with were…

— Archie Shepp

At that time, 73 and 74, I became aware that there were a number of us making instruments. Max Eastley was a good friend…

— David Toop

There have been many great musicians that, Clifford Brown is one great example, I mean he died very early, 25.

— Sonny Rollins

Someone who gave me a lot of confidence was my friend Martin Taylor, he's the most famous man in Bolton. He is a pianist…

— Jenny Ryan

I picked up the guitar at 15 because of Taylor Swift.

— Nina Nesbitt

A very few musicians passed across all decades. In terms of trumpet playing, Louis Armstrong does it of course but Sweets [Edison] is right…

— Freddie Hubbard

I was in awe sometimes listening to Mick Taylor . Everything was there in his playing - the melodic touch, a beautiful sustain and…

— Keith Richards

I've loved Alfred Cortot's playing from an early age, and I never tire of hearing his recordings, particularly Chopin and Schumann from the 1920s…

— Stephen Hough

One of the people I heard early on in his career was Eric Church. I liked him and his music.

— Marty Stuart

I was brought up on listening to 78 rpm records from crooners to opera singers to solo piano players.

— Denny Laine