Benmont Tench Quotes

I am a Bob Dylan fan.

I think Bob Dylan's a good songwriter. I think he's the best songwriter in the world probably.

I've always loved Bob Dylan.

Courtney Love's name should be right next to Bob Dylan when they say best lyricist of all time.

Bob Dylan is as influential as any artist that there has been.

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.

I thought he was the greatest thing. Bob Dylan.

I would love to do a duet with Gavin Degraw. Or Ed Sheeran.

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

Ani DiFranco - I love her.

I'm a big Bob Dylan fan. I'm also a blues geek.

I've always been amused by [Bob] Dylan; I don't think he's been amused by me.

I think I'm the oldest new Bob Dylan around. I predate Bruce Springsteen, Steve Forbat and John Prine. I was probably the first of the new Bob Dylans.

I think of someone like Mariah Carey as a singer.

You know, Leonard Cohen is amazing, just a mastermind, and really one of the great geniuses of our time.

As a performer, there was nobody better than Morrissey.

I'm still a very big fan of Fiona Apple.

I was a huge fan of Damien Rice - and I am a huge fan still!

As a songwriter, oddly enough, my influences were people like Bob Dylan, The Velvet Underground, and Buddy Holly. Some psychedelic stuff, too.

I can't stand Bob Dylan.

Dean Owens is Scotland's most engaging and haunting singer-songwriter.

I love Tinashe.

I would love to collab with The Weeknd, for sure.

I thought it was so cool that all you knew about Prince was about his artistry and music.

I'd love to do something with somebody like James Blake.