Velveteen Dream Quotes

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.

Elvis may have been my first hero, but you couldn't relate to him.

I'm touched by rock n' roll. I'm touched by the Beatles. I want some of the music I do to reflect that.

Justin Bieber stole my haircut. And Axl Rose stole my dance!

I love Tina Turner. I'm one of Tina Turner's biggest fans. Tina Turner was a big influence on me to become a singer. A role model and in a way she gave me back my confidence in choosing my material.

I'm a big fan of Beyonce and Rihanna. I've listened to Beyonce all my life, and she's a big influence on me.

Everything we release with Tool is inspired by our music.

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

John Mayer would be my ultimate collaboration because he's just the man. He has basically captured all I believe in with music.

Prince inspired me. He changed my life. I will miss him greatly.

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

Elvis is symbolic of a lot of things, dreams coming true being one of them.

Even as I was trying to become a rock god, Michael Jackson was the ultimate magic rock star to me. I loved his music, his scene and style. He transcended musical categories.

I've been dying to do something with Ms. Patti LaBelle because she is so iconic. I grew up listening to her with my mom in the house. She is such a big inspiration to me.

Kate Bush is a huge inspiration for me.

Prince is one of my biggest idols of all time, and he's the real King of Pop.

Lenny Kravitz is someone I wanna work with. But Prince for sure. He's someone I've loved ever since I was in High School.

I felt like I grew up with Bowie. I never dressed like him, even though I did love the music, but consistently throughout my career he has been a go-to reference point: The suit from 'Young Americans,' or the gold Missoni-type looks of Ziggy Stardust. 'The Berlin Years' still influences me.

Michael Jackson is so unique, and I look up to him and try to imbibe as much from him and marry it to my own style.

When I was growing up, David Bowie was my idol. I grew up in inner-city London, and he was from Brixton, which is even more urban.

Stevie Wonder was a big influence in my life.

I want to have a record with Beyonce or Lady Gaga. They are both my inspirations. Especially Beyonce. She's like number 1 right now because I love everything about her. Her fashion, her style, her attitude when it comes to singing. She's perfect.

We're genuinely happy if some musicians of this younger generation are influenced by our music, as we were ourselves influenced 10 years ago by older musicians.

Musically, I'm always inspired by the legends like Barbra Streisand.

She's got her own thing going, Lady Gaga is a genius as a fashion icon.