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As far as rock groups, I really like Stone Temple Pilots. As for classical composers, it's Bach. I love Paganini, too, the Italian composer who would break strings during a performance and finish playing on just one string. Someone I would have loved to play with is Jimi Hendrix.

— Matt Schulze

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Beethoven and Beatles, Mozart and Michael Jackson, Paganini and Prince - I like them all.

— Vanessa Mae

The best rock musicians are the most exciting people in the world.

— James Daly

I've always loved the blues, John Lee Hooker, Janis Joplin, Hendrix.

— Eddie Money

I don't like to waste notes, not even one. I like to put the right note in the right place, and my influences have always been those kinds of players. Keith Richards comes to mind, and I really like Nils Lofgren's soloing, because he's so melodic. I love John Lennon's rhythm playing, and George Harrison was an incredible guitarist.

— Johnny Marr

I'm a big fan of piano-based rock music like Elton John, Ben Folds, and even Queen.

— Ian Axel

Elton John and Billy Joel, I find them both to be huge inspirations, those guys are so talented.

— Kygo

As far as other instrumentalists, I used to love mellow sax players like Paul Desmond. I love piano.

— Boz Scaggs

I loved Hendrix. I mean, really, really loved him. As if he were one of the great classical composers. And he was. That's how I saw him.

— Warren Zevon

I love most melodic music - classical, reggae, big band, jazz, blues, country, pop, swing, folk.

— John Lescroart

Back in the days, the groups and the bands that we listened to were like Earth, Wind and Fire, Santana and Grateful Dead. We don't have a lot of those bands anymore.

— Sheila E.

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