California Quote by Synyster Gates

I listen to a lot of Chicago blues, I suppose. It reminds me of growing up, I guess. But I'm also obsessed by close-harmony…

— John C. Reilly

I have a fascination for well-produced '70s and '80s rock with a lot of harmonies. AOR bands like Journey, Jefferson Starship, Toto, Kansas, Boston.

— Tobias Forge

I just always really loved music that was coincidentally from the States.

— Jade Bird

I grew up in Southern California and always loved melodic pop music.

— Belinda Carlisle

I completely love music. I used to be the music critic at 'The Improper Bostonian.' It's just something I've always loved very deeply.

— Matthew Tobin Anderson

My parents were real classic rock freaks, so I heard a lot of Zeppelin, Stones, Hendrix stuff. Thankfully, they were also into lots of…

— Princess Superstar

New York has inspired more remarkable music than any other city I can think of.

— Moby

In the days when regional music was very clearly defined and had a clear personality - Memphis, Detroit, Chicago, whatever - Philadelphia had a…

— John Oates

I always felt like an outsider to the music world in a certain way. There was so much less of an art culture in…

— Kim Gordon

I think some of the best music throughout the actual history of music itself came from cultures where they're not really looking for outside…

— Jon Bellion

I listened to all types of music, and obviously when I got to Seattle I was very much aware of the music scene there.

— Randy Johnson

I think there are a lot of artists that are very traditional. I think someone can be a fan of someone like Josh Turner…

— Charles Kelley