Approach Quote by Psy

My lifetime role model and hero is Freddie Mercury of Queen.

— PSY

Growing up, I became a huge fan of Freddie Mercury, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins. That's where I really started developing my songwriting skills on…

— Lara Fabian

Freddie Mercury, to me, was probably the most important frontman to me growing up.

— Gerard Way

The most influential person in my life had been George Michael. He was very important to me and was one of my musical heroes…

— Ronan Keating

I think my biggest musical hero growing up was probably Ian MacKaye. He set a great example for all of us local musicians. Still,…

— Dave Grohl

My father was the role model I looked up. My dad was an entertainer, too. I patterned my life after him. He wanted me…

— Tracy Morgan

I grew up with great mentors in my life who helped me become the singer I am today.

— Dianne Reeves

My most revered hero is Robert Johnson. His lyrics are so consistent with rap: the danger, the boldness, the creativity.

— Fantastic Negrito

My songwriting is so influenced by orchestrated music, dramatic, super glam rock-y stuff. Two of my biggest influences in songwriting were Elton John and…

— Brandi Carlile

Only Freddie Mercury could do Freddie Mercury. He was absolutely brilliant - I loved him to pieces, and I had a great deal of…

— Paul Rodgers

I'm a big fan of [Frank] Sinatra, he was the best at what he did. The last thing I do is model my career…

— Harry Connick, Jr

There's lots of singers that I love; I don't know if I used any of them as role models. Maybe I would have been…

— Mark Lanegan