#influence

My early influences were the Shadows, who were an English instrumental band. They basically got me into playing and later on I got into blues and jazz players. I liked Clapton when he was with John Mayall. I really liked that period. ↗

— Tony Iommi

#basically #blues #clapton #early #english

The most important influence in my childhood was my father. ↗

— DeForest Kelley

#childhood #father #important #influence #most

Venom was a band that strongly influenced the image and the idea behind Slayer. ↗

— Tom Araya

#behind #idea #image #influenced #slayer

When I started out, I preferred to watch my films without music, as its presence tends to mask the underlying pace of the film. I felt I could feel the rhythm of the film better without music to influence me. ↗

— Paul Hirsch

#could #feel #felt #film #films

Every existence above a certain rank has its singular points; the higher the rank the more of them. At these points, influences whose physical magnitude is too small to be taken account of by a finite being may produce results of the greatest importance. ↗

— James C. Maxwell

#account #being #certain #every #existence

My style of songwriting is influenced by cinema. I'm a frustrated filmmaker. A fan once said to me, 'Girl, you make me see pictures in my head!' and I took that as a great compliment. That's exactly my intention. ↗

— Joni Mitchell

#compliment #exactly #fan #filmmaker #frustrated

I think one of my biggest influences is Bette Davis. I've seen almost every one of her films, and she's been very inspiring to me. ↗

— Elizabeth Moss

#been #bette #bette davis #biggest #davis

You are bound to pick up influences. ↗

— Steven Patrick Morrissey

#influences #pick #up #you

Mantovani was a great influence on me. ↗

— Brian May

#influence #me

Surround yourself with people who are really good and really passionate about what they do regardless of what it is… positivity and passion make a powerful combination. ↗

— Rachael Bermingham

#motivational-quotes #passionate-living #positive-influence #inspirational