Alabama Quote by Luke Bryan

The most influential person in my life had been George Michael. He was very important to me and was one of my musical heroes…

— Ronan Keating

Certainly there were so many different people I had as heroes growing up. Steve Martin is always my number one. David Letterman's show, that…

— Will Forte

Elvis Presley, The Everly Brothers, and a lot of American artists were my greatest influences.

— Gordon Waller

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

— Tony Bennett

Gene Autry was the most. It may sound like a joke - Go and have a look in my bedroom, It's covered with Gene…

— Ringo Starr

My heroes were Eddie Van Halen - especially after Van Halen I, II, III, and IV - Randy Rhoads, Ace Frehley and dudes like…

— Dimebag Darrell

When I look back at the people who were most influential in my life, it wasn't Kobe Bryant, it wasn't Michael Jordan, it wasn't…

— Harrison Barnes

James Brown, Ray Charles, Jackie Wilson, Chuck Berry and Little Richard - I think they had strong influences on a lot of people, because…

— Michael Jackson

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

— B. J. Thomas

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