“ For better or ill, I was very heavily influenced by men I knew who always dressed formally. Alec Baldwin Actor
“ I was influenced by every comedian I ever saw work. That's the only way you learn how to do it. Bob Newhart Stand-Up Comedian
“ I certainly hope my music is in no way, shape or form influenced by anything that would be known as a jam band. If it is, then I'm going to do something else. Charlie Hunter Guitarist
“ You always draw from your roots. I'm influenced by everything I hear and see, and that includes music today, but obviously I go back to my early influences: Stevie Wonder, Parliament, Earth, Wind & Fire, Ohio Players, Average White Band. Those kind of artists are what I look to. When I hear that stuff on the radio, I turn it up! Donny Osmond Singer
“ I would have to say the novel 'War and Peace' influenced me more than any other book. This greatest of novels demonstrated to me the enormous power of literature and fired me up with a desire to become a writer, to participate in what I considered then to be the greatest of all endeavors. Douglas Preston Author