Val McDermid Quotes

I wanted to be Joni Mitchell.

Bob Dylan is quite a songwriter, and a great singer and musician. I won't bother with comparing myself to him, but I will say that I heard his records at a very young age and I still listen to all his records.

Definitely I grew up listening to Joni Mitchell, and I think she is a wonderful writer, so she is probably part of me.

My lifetime role model and hero is Freddie Mercury of Queen.

I'll never be Bob Dylan. He's the master.

I was pretty taken with Patti Smith, she was my heroine.

Faith Hill is a big role model.

Marvin Gaye is an inspiration to me. He was one of the first Motown musicians that my mom and dad introduced me to, and I always thought it would be a good idea if I was ever an artist, and now I am, to make a record called 'Marvin Gaye.'

I know I should keep this a secret, but Celine Dion is something of an icon to me.

Jeff Beck is one of my heroes and has been since I first picked up a guitar.

You know, I grew up listening to Joni Mitchell.

That's who I wanted to be like was Bob Dylan.

Sly Stone made such a huge contribution to the good feeling in the universe, and I love him as a singer.

I think the first older artist I related to and loved was Bowie.

My idol was Jennifer Lopez.

Alanis Morissette - I think she's one of my biggest inspirations.

I definitely idolised Beyonce growing up.

I looked up to Too Short before I was making my own music.

I always paid attention to Lil Wayne - close attention. He's my idol. He's still my idol.

Erykah Badu - she's timeless, that's my second mom.

Ani DiFranco - I love her.

I was a huge Ann-Margret fan, and I wanted to be like her.

Bob Dylan is my idol. Everybody has that person growing up that made them see things a little differently than they did before, Dylan is that guy for me. My dad gave me the 'Blonde on Blonde' album on cassette tape when I was seven or eight. It took me a while to get into Dylan's vibe, but once I did, I never looked back.

Celine Dion is my major inspiration.

But, I'm a big Johnny Cash and a big Lou Reed fan and a Fellini fan.