Carter Quote by Shelby Lynne

I was mainly influenced by the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, and others like Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash.

— Iris DeMent

I think, definitely, I was hugely influenced by - obviously like Adele and Florence the Machine. They were my complete idols growing up. But…

— Freya Ridings

Bill Withers, Van Morrison and Marvin Gaye are pioneers in popular music for the last century, and these are people who have influenced me…

— Michael Kiwanuka

There was so much music growing up. But definitely Lil Wayne was a big influence because I had more of an understanding of what…

— DaBaby

I've been influenced by so many great people , like Sam Moore, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, so many great…

— Paul Rodgers

I grew up listening and looking up at these people and laughing at Carol Burnett and singing James Taylor songs. And same with Smokey…

— MC Lyte

Some of my biggest commercial musical influences would be people like Merle Haggard, George Jones, of course, Johnny Cash. People that wrote and sang…

— Jay DeMarcus

Every performer who ever performed in rock and roll or even close to it is lying if they tell you that they weren't influenced…

— Mac Davis

The artist that had the biggest impact on me was Michael Jackson. He was my Elvis and Beatles. When I was 15, I listened…

— Michael Buble

I was influenced a lot by those around me - there was a lot of singing that went on in the cotton fields.

— Willie Nelson

I remember being influenced by great artists when I was a kid - not to call myself a great artist - but people who…

— Sarah Jones

I was more influenced by players like Randy Rhoads and Eddie Van Halen than by the guys in southern rock bands.

— Dimebag Darrell