Acoustic Quote by Shania Twain

Sting was a big role model for me, as a bassist and as a songwriter who also sings. I learned a lot from him,…

— Calum Hood

I've been hugely inspired by Khalid, XXX, Post Malone, and The Weekend. That's the kind of sound that has really inspired me.

— Ananya Birla

In death metal, a lot of guys are Eddie Van Halen disciples, but they take his style to really expressionistic places. It's a real…

— John Darnielle

Among the guitarists, Wes Montgomery is fantastic. He's always good to let you know what the art form is all about. It's the same…

— Bill Cosby

I like to think about stringing songs together like a string of pearls, or a string of beads, but ultimately it has to be…

— Emmylou Harris

A lot of artists have a super-specific musical hero they definitely try to hone in on. I'm basically inspired by everyone. I don't have…

— Gus Dapperton

...you think back to Tele players, and James Burton was the one who started it all. He inspired Roy Nichols (guitar for Merle Haggard…

— Brad Paisley

When I saw Santana for the first time, I was really inspired. Same with Stevie Ray Vaughn.

— Orianthi

With the R&B, gospel feel that 'Sparkle' has, that opens the door for my fans to be more accepting of that sound and also…

— Jordin Sparks

I'm a huge fan of sing-songy lyrics and loud guitars. Whatever punk band does that gets a gold star!

— Kim Shattuck

I made a conscious decision when I was recording 'Acoustic Soul' to - and this is one of my mantras - follow the music…

— India Arie

Kishore Kumar, Mohammed Rafi, Abba, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Sting, Bryan Adams and Billy Joel have all influenced my musical development.

— KK