Tony Iommi Quotes

Cudi should be a top tier artist... I think he fathered a lot of the style of music. He's a good influence and a good help.

Just to know that someone who's 15 years old is listening to my music and the work that I've done - it's definitely a blessing.

When you see all of these bands citing you as influences, it makes you feel relevant.

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.

It's so cool to hear these DJs and younger artists that are coming around be like, 'Wow, we love your music.'

It's always so rewarding, gratifying to me, as an artist and a writer, to see how this music gets more important for a lot of people as time goes by. And it's not just nostalgia. It's a feeling of it's really relevant to their lives, even though it's 20 or 25 years old or more.

You've got a lot of Tupac clones, but I don't think I'm one of them. I just think I give people a little piece of the feeling he gave them.

My first records were KISS's 'Love Gun,' Twisted Sister's 'Stay Hungry,' and Motley Crue's 'Shout at the Devil.' That had immense influence on me.

People come up to me with tattoos of my lyrics!

People have compared me to Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Eminem, and J. Cole. They bring substance and largely are all good storytellers, and those are two of my biggest strengths. It's dope to be compared to people who have longevity in the game because that's the most important thing for me: I want my name to live forever.

We've influenced other artists, and when younger generations become fans of those artists and hear about us, they discover our music too.

If there was no Black Sabbath, I could still possibly be a morning newspaper delivery boy. No fun.

ABBA was a direct influence on me.

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.'

Every time a new rock singer comes out they don't say, 'Are you the new John Lennon?' Every time a new rapper comes out, it's not, 'Are you the new Dre?' I am never sure why this sort of genre, the categorization is so strong. I have not earned the right to be called the young Sinatra, but give me time.

I loved John Lennon. I read interviews, and whatever he said he liked, I would go and listen to them. That is what I want to do with my fans.

A lot of my success comes from black music. It's something I'm very proud of.

There was no match for Barry White. His music is just going to live forever. It's not limited to disco or soul or hip-hop or anything.

Music is a big part of my life. I listen to different genres, and I choose the music that will inspire the next part of my story.

Sonic Youth, for better or worse, is/was a machine that carried me along through pregnancy, motherhood, and creative opportunities I never would have achieved on my own. I'm grateful and surprised that we were listened to, loved, ignored, and overrated.

Frank Ocean is our modern-day Marvin Gaye. In our house, we have nothing but respect for him.

It is still a surprise when people tell me that I've had an influence on them, particularly when it's someone I really respect.

Three 6 Mafia have been around for a long time; we've made a lot of music. Anybody's music can influence anybody. I've heard people say that our music has influenced such and such, and it could be true, and it could not.

My greatest influence is Jimi Hendrix, and if he's been reincarnated, or if he's looking down, sideways, or looking up, I just wanted to tell him that I love him and thank him for opening doors for me. I just wanted to make it beautiful for him.

I'm very inspired by past music.