Quotes About Influence

On the one hand, I've had such a normal upbringing with my mum, who has kept me grounded, but on the other, the wild experiences through my dad.

I just wanted to be like my dad, Jesus. He was a good shortstop.

I think when I was a kid, and I was in England and it was all about The Stones, The Who, The Kinks and The Beatles and that's what my dad was into.

My dad and my uncles used to always be in the studio at my house.

My dad is obsessed with music, so I was raised around this guitar player that really wanted me to be a guitar player.

I grew up with a dad who hated television, so we had to sneak television. It got ingrained in my head to never follow a show that religiously.

My dad gave $3 and a chicken for the first guitar I had.

You always hear people saying, 'I hope I'm not turning into my dad', but I'd be honoured if I became half as decent a bloke as he is.

My dads music was a great inspiration to me.

My dad recently reminded me that my grandfather's cousin was Lefty Frizzell.

Paul McCartney's dad told him that when he was a kid. "Son, play the piano and when you go to parties, the girls will come to you."

Bowie's been a huge influence on me. I remember early on, my dad pulling out the 'Diamond Dogs' album, and the cover alone just grabbed my attention. I think I was probably around 12.

I got a little bit of the Marine mentality from my dad, I guess. You can't but help absorb the culture you're around.

My dad introduced me to the game, gave me a stick. Since then I've had a passion for it.

My father was Catholic, my mother was Protestant, and because of that I got Christened in both churches, so I've got all these names... but my Dad always called me Mick.

Without my dad, I wouldn't be here.

As a dad, it's kind of exciting to see that your son follows what you believe in so strongly.

I caught the acting bug from my dad.

My dad brought me Michael Jackson and Madonna and said, "This is ALL you need to know!"

He's been dead for so many years, but I'm still trying to impress him. That's what gave me my drive. 'Look at me, Dad, I've succeeded.'

President Obama filled in as the coach of his daughter Sasha's basketball team. Sasha evidently listened to her Dad, because all she did was drive straight down the center and piss everyone off.

Both my parents were big readers. My dad liked more macho adventure books like Shogun or spy novels. My mother reads murder mysteries. In fact, so does her mother, my grandma.

My dad was just a big Joseph Campbell nut.

My dad was always fascinated and amused by Trump, so I learned to be fascinated and amused by Trump.