Quotes About Influence

It's probably a combination of personal and non-personal matters that have led us to where we are musically.

Chick Corea was a great influence on me, musically, as I was growing up.

I think it's important for fans to know that but if I'm doing something that inspires me musically then I think it will inspire someone else too.

Musically, I actually grew up listening to country music as a kid, like George Strait, Alan Jackson... all those guys. So it was kind of weird crossing over from that to pop and R&B, but you know, I love Michael Jackson, Ne-Yo, Usher, R. Kelly, Drake, Boyz II Men.

I try to not listen to all the girls I admire musically - like Nina Simone - just so I don't find myself imitating them, even if it's subconsciously.

My dad has actually really influenced me musically. I have a weird love for '80s and '90s music. A lot of people are like, 'Are you serious? It's so lame.' But my dad always plays that in the car whenever we're together.

I definitely respect the men and women who came before me and how much those people gave to me musically.

Everything musically, for me, there's two kinds of music. There's Prince and Jimi Hendrix and then Miles Davis and everything filters through that.

I always have been very musically influenced because of my dad. He had a very big record collection, so I dabbled in different genres.

I love Kanye, I love what he does musically, I love his ability to push the envelope.

Greedo taught me a lot. I don't say that about every artist. Some artists might teach me stuff musically, but Greedo taught me stuff about being a man and being a musician and being a creative, and being different from other people.

Musically, I'm always inspired by the legends like Barbra Streisand.

I've never acted with my father, but we have always connected through music. He has been a great influence musically. He has always been encouraging about my music and is always happy when I sing.

I know they call it the British Invasion, but musically, I call it the British Infusion.

I've been hearing what a lot of people been doing and what a lot of people been putting out musically, I've been listening.

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

I'm always just referencing whatever I'm listening to or wherever I am musically.

My grandmother introduced me to musicals and Fred Astaire and Cary Grant and all the American comedies and classics.

I know, for me, 'Grease' was one of the first musicals that I can really remember watching as a kid, and I kind of fell in love that that genre.

If it weren't for the Beatles, I would not be a musician.

My dad is my biggest influence on me as a musician, even though he's not a musician.

I think, as a musician and person, Justin Timberlake is someone I've always looked up to.

Any saxophone player will have those influences come through in their music in a very different way. I can listen to the same 10 sax players as someone else for my entire life, and we'll both play completely differently. That's the beauty of being a musician.

Music is an art form too. Sometimes other forms of art can be inspiring to the musician.