Beatles Quote by Malcolm Young

I was more of a melodic player. Angus was more into the rock world. Straightaway, I said this is how we should do it.…

— Malcolm Young

I liked the Beatles because there was so much melody. Jimi Hendrix is still one of my heroes.

— Robert Cray

Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck made me an Anglophile. I listened to English and Irish artists as a kid, and they were way louder,…

— Joe Bonamassa

I grew up on a lot of early Beatles, DC5, Cream, Clapton, Page, Beck and Hendrix.

— Eddie Van Halen

Rick Nielsen, Angus Young. Huge Eddie Van Halen fan when I was younger. Jimmy Page is an enormous one who impacts me. When you…

— Tad Kubler

Without a doubt, Eddie Van Halen is the greatest guitar player who has ever lived.

— Zakk Wylde

When I grew up, I had influences as diverse as Keith Richards, Pete Townshend, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix.

— Billy Squier

I've heard my share of Van Halen. I never liked rock.

— Brad Paisley

We were into Hendrix and Cream, who were like the heaviest bands around at that time. We just wanted to be heavier than everybody…

— Geezer Butler

Oddly enough, Hendrix is not my favorite guitar player. There are very few guitar players I get feeling from.

— Robin Trower

Hendrix was a natural genius who played many beautiful styles. Talent as great as his doesn't come through life very frequently. Hendrix was one…

— Alex Lifeson

I think guitar-wise, Eric Clapton was a big influence on me. I got to spend time around him. He's kind of strange, mysterious, serious…

— Dhani Harrison