Quotes About Influence

I got into alternative rock in the early 80s, bands like Husker Du and The Replacements. Bob Mould's playing was a huge influence. It was very heavy with a lot of open tunings, which was great because I played in trios, so I used open tunings to get a fuller sound.

My little one's only 12 and I miss seeing him grow up and trying to form him and mould him the way I'd like him to him to turn out, which is something like his dad!

Everything I ever needed came out of a radio and a dashboard. My Mount Rushmore of what was cool came out of a radio - Trisha Yearwood, Patty Loveless, Mark Chesnutt.

Chris Jericho is on the Mount Rushmore of professional wrestling.

If you're the leader, you have to communicate the message of immortality to your people. Because I believe if a leader hides behind a rock, then the people will hide behind a mountain.

My brother came home from college with a Mountain Goats cassette and I was like, 'What is this?' The lyrics were crazy to me. I'd never heard anything like it.

Almost all of what I learned about mounting and hosting a dance show I learned from Dick Clark.

Kids, adults, men, women, everybody has a relationship with Mickey Mouse.

My dear friend Jimmie Dodd was the heart and the soul of The Mickey Mouse Club.

I do see your point, but to me, I'm just a mouse compared to the President of the United States.

Shrek is the Mickey Mouse of DreamWorks.

There are only a couple characters and people in the world where, in history, where you can go anywhere in the world and say that character or person, that name, that song, and everyone knows what it is. Mickey Mouse is one, Disney, in general. In terms of gaming, Super Mario, he's everywhere.

I always looked up to my grandfather. He wore Italian zip-up CAT boots, and he had a moustache which he waxed into a twirl - now that is worth looking up to.

If you've got a big mouth and you're controversial, you're going to get attention.

Word of mouth is everything.

I want word of mouth to be our biggest voice.

It's still word of mouth that is going to make or break a show, and while critics can't help a show, they can hurt it.

You can't make money on advertising; you just have to seed the clouds. What you're after is word of mouth.

When I open my mouth, the room rings.

I think, culturally, stories are important, whether it be cinema, whether it be by word of mouth - which I don't even know if we do anymore, as it all seems to be social media.

You talk to the boss about your ideas and things like that, and all he can say is yes or no. I mean, you don't open your mouth, you don't give him your ideas, you're not really trying.

I've learned in my life that I have to focus on the things that I can control and what I can control is what comes out of my mouth and how I respond to people.

I like anything by 50 Cent and Snoop Dog. I love the way they mouth their way around words.

Word of mouth is very powerful.