Aura Quote by Mick Rock

Back then, I was an acoustically-oriented artist. Honestly, 'Poetry Man' wouldn't have been my first choice.

— Phoebe Snow

I was fortunate to be connected with bands who later became pioneers for certain genres of music scenes. And my art went along with…

— Arik Roper

I felt I had an opportunity to follow in the footsteps of great soul musicians of the past, who made a lot of social…

— Aloe Blacc

The artists of the past who impressed me were the ones who really focused their work.

— Brian Eno

William Blake is my favorite poet of all time, and he said that he wasn't quite familiar with the sounds of music. If so,…

— Benjamin Clementine

I also became inspired by impressionist painters such as Renoir, and wanted to do the same sort of thing with music-portray whatever mood strikes…

— Lenny Breau

Cornelius Cardew very famous in Britain, because he was the darling of the avant-garde, and he played in a band called AMM, which was…

— Alasdair MacLean

Growing up, I was always enthralled by Ronnie Barker. He made my dad howl with laughter, which always intrigued me, and he had the…

— Dominic Holland

When I was starting, I was very much influenced by the straight up, eyes to camera style of August Sander. He is really the…

— Derek Ridgers

I think the role of artists in the past was very different. Artists had less responsibility in many ways.

— Marina Abramovic

What I wanted to do in rock 'n roll was merge poetry with sonic scapes, and the two people who had contributed so much…

— Patti Smith

The paintings by Van Gough and Chagall had a big influence on me.

— John Dyer