Bobby Cox had the biggest influence in my career and probably the second- or third-biggest influence in my life.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think my uncle was probably the biggest influence in my life. We grew up in the same house, and he was just a really great, hard-working, honest, ethical person.
The most important influence in my childhood was my father.
Most definitely, my dad was my biggest influence.
Johnny Carson was a big influence on me - all of those shows I did with him over the years, like, 100 of them, they made a bit of a name for me at the time, so that part of my life was very good.
Sinatra was the biggest influence on my life, my singing career. And rightly so. I mean he was the best singer ever.
Henry Miller, Jack Kerouac, Albert Camus, Graham Greene - they influenced my life to a profound extent.
My father was my main influence. He was a preacher, but he was also a history and political science teacher, and since he was my hero, I wanted to follow in his footsteps and become a teacher.
Obviously, the person who had most influence on my career was Ken Thompson.
The biggest direct influence on my career is Ben Edlund, who gave me my first real professional break and, through his friendship and example, turned me into a writer and a more critical thinker in general.
R Stevie Moore was obviously a huge influence and is still a very big influence in my life.