Blues Quote by Patrick Carney

Hill Street Blues gave me an opportunity to work with an ensemble cast of people whose work I admired.

— Steven Bochco

I had so much fun playing songs from 'Based On A True Story...' and getting to see the crowd's reaction to those songs was…

— Blake Shelton

I got really passionate about music with early Smiths and Joy Division. And New Order, Sonic Youth, Cramps...kind of right across the board, whatever…

— Jez Williams

I grew up on Steel Pulse, Bob Marley, Public Image Ltd., Sex Pistols, The Jam and somewhere in the middle was The Specials.

— Goldie

My influences were the riff-based blues coming from Chicago in the Fifties - Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf and Billy Boy Arnold records.

— Jimmy Page

I've had some really big hits with 'Groundhog Day' and 'Michael,' 'Multiplicity,' 'Four Weddings and a Funeral.'

— Andie MacDowell

They are one of my favorite bands and one of my first musical loves: Devo.

— Matt Skiba

I came in after the Smokey Robinsons, Temptations, Clovers, and Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters. I came along at that level, when there was…

— George Clinton

Everybody starts by imitating their heroes. For me it was Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters.

— Keith Richards

As a teenager, I was part of rap groups, but ultimately the sound of R&B acts like Donnell Jones, Brian McKnight, and Eric Benet…

— Jay Sean

I grew up listening to the Neville Brothers and the Rebirth Brass Band.

— Trombone Shorty

I loved all that riot-grrl scene and Nation of Ulysses and Bikini Kill and Huggy Bear. I loved it. It was the moment sort…

— Jamie Hince