John Bonham was probably the most influential in terms of playing style and timing.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Listening to John Bonham is just a sheer celebration of his playing - it can't help but fill you with so much joy.
Of any guitarist, Jimmy Page was my biggest influence. I wanted to look, think and play like him. Zeppelin had a heavy influence on Rush during our early days. Page's loose style of playing showed an immense confidence, and there are no rules to his playing.
Gene Autry was the most. It may sound like a joke - Go and have a look in my bedroom, It's covered with Gene Autry posters. He was my first musical influence.
I consider every drummer that ever played before me an influence, in every way.
Well Sid Pollack was... He was I would say probably, probably the most influential on me.
Elton John and Billy Joel, I find them both to be huge inspirations, those guys are so talented.
I grew up with the great Sir Laurence Olivier, and I think it's fair to say that a lot of actors of my age were influenced by his very individual vocal delivery. He was a showman who would always play to the gallery.
Every drummer that had a name, had a name because of his individual playing. He didn't sound like anybody else, So everybody that I ever listened to, in some form, influenced my taste.
Jon Bon Jovi is remarkable.
The passing of John Bonham... Let's just put it... Before we say, 'the passing of John Bonham,' the introduction of John Bonham on the first album and 'Good Times Bad Times,' it changes drumming overnight.