I got a lot of influences. I got relevant influences today. I got influences that you wouldn't even think of. I'm very influenced by Marilyn Manson. His style is ridiculous. Like, honestly, if you want me to keep it 100, Marilyn Manson has as much style as Kanye West and Pharrell Williams.
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MARILYN MANSON I got my influences from '70s bands - Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, blah blah blah. When I was growing u... AL JOURGENSEN When I was stalking my special lady friend on MySpace, people would always say, 'Is this really ... MARILYN MANSON I listened to my record and hear lots of influences. And it's very rich... it's got a wide s... CHANTAL KREVIAZUK As far as influences, I listen to a lot of people like Nina Simone and other androgynous voices, alm... SHAMIR Marilyn Manson is a mockery of American pop culture. MARILYN MANSON I don't think I really know just how cool Satan really was when I was in Junior High School. Now... JIM COLEMAN Well, I didn't really grow up playing or listening to metal, like many of the kids I went to sch... DAISY BERKOWITZ I'd like to make over Marilyn Manson and just dress him really normally to see what he looks lik... KAREN GILLAN On her way to a Marilyn Manson concert PINK FLOYD We're approaching things quite differently this time, but it will still sound like Marilyn Manso... DAISY BERKOWITZ Marilyn Manson is a criticism of gimmickry, while being itself a gimmick. MARILYN MANSON I'm flattered anytime someone has taken enough time to listen to me and make a connection to som... CHARLIE WORSHAM I have a wish list of directors I want to work with and Floria has been on that list for as long as ... BERT YUKICH I think that one of the things that influences me most as a composer is to what extent I can deconst... FRED FRITH I remember watching Robert Powell many years ago. He did 'Jesus of Nazareth,' and I remember... JUAN PABLO DI PACE Marilyn Manson is simply too dangerous for Darien Lake. MARILYN MANSON The difference between me as Brian Warner or Marilyn Manson is just words. Same personality, sensibi... MARILYN MANSON Don't copy another writer's style, because that is not authentic, and that's how it will... DOUGLAS BRUNT I found college useful for a lot of other reasons. It exposed me to a great many influences I wouldn... WALTER JON WILLIAMS They'll see it. And it doesn't matter if they don't. It's only Rock 'n' Roll... MARILYN MANSON As I was coming up, it always seemed like I was learning. If it wasn't from school, it was the &... JUNIOR SEAU Of course, I'm of the generation that grew up with Hemingway and Faulkner as strong influences. ITALO CALVINO When you see all of these bands citing you as influences, it makes you feel relevant. GEEZER BUTLER Whatever doesn't kill you, it's gonna leave a scar MARILYN MANSON We've always found that with people being so desensitized, things have to be really shocking and hav... MARILYN MANSON In any story, the villain is the catalyst. The hero's not a person who will bend the rules or show t... MARILYN MANSON I think there are influences that you open the door to, and influences that come under the door. HARRISON BIRTWISTLE If I see a fashion show with literal influences, it doesn't make me think any more. It doesn'... RAF SIMONS I don't want you to think that I'm up late reading a stack of Spider-Man comics and eating a... NICOLAS CAGE I've accepted the fact that Limp Bizkit is my band, one that I'm a part of, a band that I... WES BORLAND I think real life reflects your movies. In your life, you pick stuff that influences what movie role... CHRIS TUCKER I think when you're blessed with great influences, you need to spread it. EDWARD MOORE I have a lot of influences. I'm American-schooled. I'm classically trained. I'm a pretty... EMERIL LAGASSE I think that what happens is that all of my modern influences blend together with the older soul inf... MAYER HAWTHORNE In my elementary days, I took a liking to rock & roll music. I dabbed into Marilyn Manson, which... LIL UZI VERT Our influences are who we are. It's rare that anything is an absolutely pure vision; even Daniel... EDDIE VEDDER I had a lot of very religious influences - Christian religious. DAVID CASSIDY People ask me where I got my singing style. I didn't copy my style from anybody. ELVIS PRESLEY My style of songwriting is influenced by cinema. I'm a frustrated filmmaker. A fan once said to ... JONI MITCHELL I'm influenced by all kinds of music. I have a very diverse iPod. You never know if I've got... TOBY KEITH I think that a lot of people would perceive my style as being intimidating. And although I don't... PAT SUMMITT Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield and I were so different from each other. I was doing very young movi... MAMIE VAN DOREN I didn't think Marilyn Monroe was beautiful. It used to worry me. I thought maybe I'm not pu... CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS Much good art got made while money ruled; I like a lot of it, and hardship and poverty aren't vi... JERRY SALTZ I guess I would call my music 'blues punk.' There's a lot of influences. BENJAMIN BOOKER I collect art. I just recently bought two gorgeous photographs of Marilyn Monroe by international ph... MELANIE BROWN I'm not attracted to naturalism, I'm not attracted to behavior, I'm attracted to dance. ... WILLEM DAFOE It's much easier to be successful than it is to be relevant. The tricks won't keep you relev... BONO As far as I'm concerned, I want to do everything because life is short. So, when I did 'The ... JOSHUA BELL Honestly, I don't look at it as work because I have way too much fun on set to actually classify... BILLY UNGER When you're crafting a character, it's good to have a lot of influences. ANSEL ELGORT Charles Manson ate apples. That doesn't mean I'm not going to. MARIANNE WILLIAMSON Marilyn Monroe wasn't even her real name, Charles Manson isn't his real name, and now, I'm taking th... MARILYN MANSON I'm very happy that I got introduced to music only as something you got pleasure from. AGNES OBEL For me as an artist, the expansiveness of my interests and my influences make me enigmatic. I think ... CEELO GREEN As an African-American male born with a couple of strikes against you because of your skin color, I ... OMARI HARDWICK We've got hundreds of friend requests lined up, but I wanna relish this. Rush is definitely one of o... STEVE MOORE They'll see it. And it doesn't matter if they don't. It's only Rock 'n' Roll. But I do intend to mov... MARILYN MANSON You always draw from your roots. I'm influenced by everything I hear and see, and that includes ... DONNY OSMOND If anyone should be executed, it should be Charles Manson. Do I go around during the daytime, 'G... VINCENT BUGLIOSI I don't know who I can compare my style to because I listen to everybody from old to new. If I h... LIL UZI VERT I had no style when I was 17! I look at teenagers now and say, 'I wish I'd looked like them ... CANDACE CAMERON BURE I never analyzed whether I had a style or whether I didn't. I wouldn't be able to describe m... MARION COTILLARD Guess what? There's more and more compelling evidence that if you feed a child a steady diet of Mari... WILLIAM BALDWIN I don't write as much erotic romance as I used to, but I think that's just because my writin... SHILOH WALKER I would hear stories about Steve Jobs and feel like he was at 100 percent exactly what he wanted to ... KANYE WEST I was lucky. I had a lot of really good influences. BRAD DOURIF My goal is to think of nothing when I'm writing a song because too many influences could sabotag... RICKY MARTIN I think like a lot of people, you look back on your life and say, 'Gee, why didn't I apply m... TONY DANZA I feel like it has gone very fast for me, but I feel like it wasn't instantaneous, at all. I was... ANTHONY DOERR When I hear the word 'documentary,' I don't think certain things should be left out. You... PHIFE DAWG I'm the person who wouldn't send back my food even if I got steak when I'd ordered fish. ANNA KENDRICK When my dad played me 'Walking Man,' I heard those chord changes and that melody, it complet... CHARLIE PUTH Probably my two biggest musical influences were the Everly Brothers and the Beatles, in chronologica... ARLO GUTHRIE I think when you're blessed with great influences, you need to spread it. EDWARD MOORE There's nobody in the world like me. I think every decade has an iconic blonde, like Marilyn Mon... PARIS HILTON Look, I don't want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if you're alive you've got to... MEL BROOKS I don't think I'm easy to talk about. I've got a very irregular head. And I'm not an... SYD BARRETT A lot of young chefs today get carried away by trends, by influences, by movements. DANIEL BOULUD I owe everything to my mom. She definitely got me to where I'm at today. Without her I wouldn... DAVID LAMBERT As a born-again Christian, I believe God actively and directly influences me to action. HERSCHEL WALKER The cool thing about 'Sweet Tooth' is that you can bring influences from the underground and... JEFF LEMIRE Benny Goodman was one of the big influences as a clarinet player. That's why I wanted the clarin... LEE KONITZ I'm not even sure I have a style! All I know for sure is I don't want to look like everyone ... GABRIELLE ANWAR Janis Joplin is definitely one of my biggest influences. She taught me how to feel music, and I don&... LEANN RIMES As Erykah Badu, it has nothing to do with me, the way I look, my hair wrap, my style, it's about... ERYKAH BADU Skipp and Spector's 'Books of the Dead' were huge influences on me as a writer. CULLEN BUNN Jazz: it's got folk, it's got funk, it's got various international influences...it's also got some p... 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