Art Quote by Olly Alexander

It was Stevie Nicks who made the biggest impression and really resonated with me. I found her intriguing and liked her voice. Her songs…

— Tiffany Darwish

I have always loved soul singers.

— Jimmy Barnes

I usually listen to various kind of singers. Curtis Mayfield was my favorite. James Brown, Tina Turner, queen of soul, I started to get…

— Burning Spear

Stevie Wonder was a big influence in my life.

— Keala Settle

I loved things like Destiny's Child, and Amy Winehouse's first record came out when I was 11 years old. But as a young, young…

— Sam Smith

The first artist that did it for me with just production was James Blake... I was just blown away... I feel like James Blake…

— Kirstin Maldonado

Beyonce, Otis Redding, Led Zeppelin, Stevie Wonder, and Adele are a few of my favorites.

— Jenny Han

I naturally gravitated first to R&B and pop: Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle.

— Gabby Barrett

Gospel, soul, jazz, and R&B were what I felt connected to as an artist.

— Raye

Finding out that Ray Charles sang country songs but it sounded as soulful as any rhythm and blues record that kind of opened up…

— Michael Kiwanuka

For a long time, soul music was maybe one of my favorite kinds of music.

— Devendra Banhart

If you think back to the greats and some of my favourite artists like Megadeth and Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston... they were…

— Sam Ryder