| Influences | I grew up listening to the Beatles.. in fact one of my favorite gifts from my parents when I was little was a record player and 12 Beatles records... yup, vinyl... let's see.. Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, U2, Glen Phillips, Peter Gabriel, Matthew Sweet, The Samples, Charlie Christian, Alison Kraus, Bela Fleck, Travis, Wes Montgomery, James Taylor, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, J.S. Bach, Album Leaf, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, Prince, Charlie Parker, Thelonius Monk, The Dead Milkmen, Depeche Mode(a.k.a. depress mode), Counting Crows, Yaz, Men at Work, Beastie Boys, Young MC, Gordon Sumner(a.k.a Sting), Billy Preston, Doobie Brothers, CSNY, The Police, David Gray, Quincy Jones, Imogen Heap, Bartok, Bill Withers, Violent Femmes, Dave Matthews, Coldplay, Sir Paul, ..I'll think on this and add more later. |