One of my big inspirations was Chuck Berry, and his playing was always about the rhythm and the lyrics. So I've always been that way in my playing, really.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I found a sound that people really liked - I found this basic concept and all I did was change the lyrics and the melody a little bit. My songs, if you listen to them, they're quite a lot alike, like Chuck Berry.
I find inspiration and rhythm in everything. Really I do. And I find inspiration in the really quiet moments.
I pull a lot of the stuff that I play off the rhythm tracks - and Keith Richards has been one of the main contributors to my inspirational playing.
I grew up with The Beatles, Bob Marley and Talking Heads. I like the melody-with-rhythm aspect of music - there's so much to discover still.
Inspiration for my music just comes from, you know, my life experiences.
As a songwriter, I feel like, just for inspiration and research purposes, I have to listen to everything.
My dad's music was a great inspiration to me.
Great classic music that I've been turned on to has not only inspired and influenced me, but it has had an effect on my songwriting.
What I used to play was rhythm guitar before I saw Jack Bruce. I said, That's what I want to do in life. He was definitely the main influence.
My main influences have always been the classic jazz players who sang, like Louis Armstrong and Nat King Cole and Jack Teagarden.