Heart Quote by Sid Sriram

Vijayalakshmi is one artiste whom I admire. There is something divine about her singing.

— M. Jayachandran

My mother is an amazing vocalist and a lot of my grounding in music has come from her. She was a student of Lakshmi…

— Anoushka Shankar

Emmylou Harris is just the biggest influence of mine musically, her and Dolly Parton.

— Martie Maguire

My wife is Mexican, and she's really influenced me: She's got an impressive collection of Mexican music.

— Ian Brown

Patty Loveless is the big influence for me. Loving her music, loving how she wrote songs, loving the kind of songs she cut. A…

— Carly Pearce

Every person I've met has influenced my songs.

— James Blunt

My greatest influence came from my parents' love of classical music. We listened to a lot of arias and operas growing up.

— Lara Fabian

Interestingly enough Miles Davis was an influence, and the way he approached harmonics. And one of my biggest influences was Dionne Warwick, early Dionne…

— Philip Bailey

Whitney Houston, one of my biggest inspirations, also had that same mindset because her songs vary from R&B, hip hop, pop, and gospel.

— Heather Headley

Janis Joplin is definitely one of my biggest influences. She taught me how to feel music, and I don't think there's anyone like her…

— LeAnn Rimes

I'm a huge fan of Joni Mitchell, and I think her music has inspired me lyrically and guitar-wise.

— Soccer Mommy

My musical influences are Nicki Minaj, of course. She is the Queen of Rap. She paved the way for a lot of upcoming female…

— Rubi Rose