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My musical influence is really from my father. He was a DJ in college. My parents met at New York University. So he listened…

— Talib Kweli

I always have been very musically influenced because of my dad. He had a very big record collection, so I dabbled in different genres.

— Lil Xan

Irish folk is probably the biggest influence musically that I've ever had. My mother's Irish. And when I was very young, both my brothers…

— Kate Bush

I was very engaged by the folk music movement.Bob Dylan; Joan Baez; Peter, Paul and Mary. And then I sort of discovered world music,…

— Jill Stein

My influences are with Irish music, church music and classical music,

— Enya

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

— Horace Silver

Growing up, I didn't really like folk music - I wasn't a fan of Bob Dylan. I grew up mostly listening to rap and…

— Max Casella

As a songwriter, oddly enough, my influences were people like Bob Dylan, The Velvet Underground, and Buddy Holly. Some psychedelic stuff, too.

— Ric Ocasek

Probably my two biggest musical influences were the Everly Brothers and the Beatles, in chronological order. Both of them have had a very simple-sounding…

— Arlo Guthrie

I became interested in folk music because I had to make it somehow.

— Bob Dylan

My dad was a big influence because he did a lot of music.

— Lil Skies

My biggest musical influences are probably my parents.

— Bobby McFerrin