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I think my grandmother was one of my biggest influences.

Curtis Mayfield / Singer-Songwriter
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I think my grandmother was one of my biggest influences.

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Coming up in Chicago, we heard a lot of blues.

Curtis Mayfield Singer-Songwriter

Our purpose is to educate as well as to entertain.

Curtis Mayfield Singer-Songwriter

Maybe the words that I say is just another way to pray.

Curtis Mayfield Singer-Songwriter

My fights and arguments, even with God, went down on paper.

Curtis Mayfield Singer-Songwriter

I've had my moments of insanity. But there is a certain responsibility to set proper examples for your children, and that influences your choices in every aspect of your life.

Andy Garcia Actor

Part of the pleasure of editing 'Vogue,' one that lies in a long tradition of this magazine, is being able to feature those who define the culture at any given moment, who stir things up, whose presence in the world shapes the way it looks and influences the way we see it.

Anna Wintour Magazine Editor

I have a lot of different influences. Everything from Maroon 5, Gwen Stefani, The Clash, Kanye West - just a lot of different artists.

Brie Larson Actress

I had a lot of very religious influences - Christian religious.

David Cassidy Actor

I spent a lot of my childhood in my own head, making up stories. I didn't have a lot of outside influences, so I was able to make my own decisions about what I wanted to do.

Dido Armstrong Singer-Songwriter

Our influences are who we are. It's rare that anything is an absolutely pure vision; even Daniel Johnston sounds like the Beatles. And that's the problem with the bands I'm always asked about, the ones derivative of the early Seattle sound. They don't dilute their influences enough.

Eddie Vedder Musician

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