I don't really have a favorite bass player. I listen to a lot of bluegrass. But then again, I'm not a typical bluegrass bass player. I was really into the Grateful Dead, and I still am - I don't listen to them too much, but for me they are a big influence. Mike Gordon
A guy called Arthur Brown... was a big influence of mine... and also Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull. Bruce Dickinson
Growing up in northern California has had a big influence on my love and respect for the outdoors. When I lived in Oakland, we would think nothing of driving to Half Moon Bay and Santa Cruz one day and then driving to the foothills of the Sierras the next day. Tom Hanks
Sergio Leone was a big influence on me because of the spaghetti westerns. Quentin Tarantino
T-Bone Walker was a big influence on just about every guitar player around. Johnny Winter
Childhood didn't have a big influence on me, really - in fact I spent most of it plotting how to escape. Simon Callow