Bowie Quote by Rick Wakeman

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

Growing up, I was inspired by The Beatles and Bob Dylan. Damian Rice was a huge influence for me musically.

— Ed Sheeran

My songwriting is very personal. The music that influenced me was so impactful that had I grown up somewhere else, I know I would…

— Phoebe Bridgers

David Bowie is my biggest inspiration. Pretty much the only thing that stayed the same with Bowie was his eyes. Everything else constantly changed,…

— Lil Peep

The Beatles were a huge influence on me to write really good melodies.

— Kim Shattuck

I have been influenced by many different artists at many different stages of my life. Starting out, it was people like Elton John, Billy…

— Sara Bareilles

As far as songwriting, my inspirations came from love, life and death, and viewing other people's situations.

— Ed Sheeran

David Bowie is such a big influence to me. Everything about him as a person is intriguing to me.

— Leona Lewis

My first influences for playing were Johnny Ramone and Jimmy Page, the same as everybody else. Joe Perry. The guys in Alice Cooper's band,…

— Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein

I'm influenced a lot by Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, even Paul Weller - Billie Holiday as well: People who wrote and sang songs that…

— Hozier

I love a good lyricist - always have. The thing that inspired me most was the different performers, like Tina Turner, James Brown, Michael…

— Jennifer Lopez

I was kind of influenced by, for example, the meaning of words in songs, that's kind of my poetry that gives me a lot…

— Steve Wozniak