Biggest influences?

[Roseweave]

I'll just list the ones I don't think have been listed yet.

The Cinema Strange guys
Daniel Ash
William Faith
Robert Smith
Bernard Summers

Most are kinda kinda textural. Most of my "regular" less effects whoring influences have been mentioned already.

[archlilim]

I picked up guitar because of Peter Cosey who played with Miles Davis from 1973-1975. But I picked guitar as more of a means to an end.

Biggest influences for music now are Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Saucerful of Secrets-era Pink Floyd, Ash Ra Tempel, Boredoms, Bardo Pond, Boris, Sunn O))), and Hisham Bharoocha.

[daydreamer]

when i started i pretty much wanted to play like Blink 182 and various radio bands (i wasn't that into music)

then i shred for a couple years so it was people like Paul Gilbert, Satriani, and Vai

now it's stuff like MBV, Dinosaur Jr., Math Band Tapping (Minus the Bear, Maps and Atlases, etc.), Cymbals Eat Guitars, Modest Mouse, and various things that have a really cool sound that make me go

[Jenesis]

Steve Jones

[futuresailors]

Chicks.

And anyone who says they didn't like Blink 182 will be eviscerated by small woodland creatures.

[Ghost Hip]

Chicks.

And anyone who says they didn't like Blink 182 will be eviscerated by small woodland creatures.

I <3 Blink 182. sometiems I watch live concerts for the stage banter more than the songs lol.

[metalmariachi]

Bass
Charles Mingus
Bill Wyman
Jamerson and Dunn of course

Horns, woodwinds and keyboards
Fats Domino
Ornette Colman
DR John

Guitar
Django Reinheardt
Andres Segovia
Roy Buchanan
Danny Gatton
Jimi Hendrix

Composers writers

George Gershwin
Bob Dylan

Singers
Eva Casady
Janis Joplin
Joe Cocker

And the list could go on for pages and pages.

MM

[my bloody television]

Chicks.

And anyone who says they didn't like Blink 182 will be eviscerated by small woodland creatures.

dude this is why I picked up a guitar

[Astricii]

1. Roger Miller (mission of burma)
2. Andy Gill (Gang of Four)
3. Trent Reznor
4. Daniel Ash

[SPACERITUAL]

Chicks.

[dragline]

What got me started? Oh geez...

early guitar influences/inspirations:

Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden)
Dave Mustaine (Megadeth)
Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains)
Kirk Hammett (Metallica)

Influences now:

Steve Albini (Shellac)
Andy Gill (Gang of Four)
Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth)
Stephen O'Malley (SunnO))) )
Trent Reznor
Robert Smith (The Cure)

[jrmy]

Got me started:
Guitar:
Chris Smither (I got a tape of a live performance, and he was absolutely insane - sounded like three guitarists, rather than just one guy singing and playing)
Hendrix
Pete FOOKIN' Townshend and th' BLOODY Who
Steppenwolf (hey, I'm being honest here)

Bass:
Flea
Les Claypool
Jason Newstead
Cliff Burton

Seriously altered my brain between HS and college:
Ride
Hüsker Dü
Yo La Tengo
My Bloody Valentine (duh)
Fugazi
Jawbox

Inspires me now:
All that old stuff, plus:
QOTSA / Desert Sessions / EODM / the mere concept of playing music every waking moment possible
Dinosaur Jr.
J Robbins as a whole, or my idea of him
The Weakerthans
Mission of Burma

[Pirate]

Gregg Gin,Paul Leary,J Mascis,Buzz Osborne

[the raytownian]

Holy god damn.... IDK...

I guess, just in general:

Agathocles
Sore Throat
My Bloody Valentine
Slowdive
Masonna
Xome
Teenage Jesus & the Jerks
Harry Pussy
(early) Butthole Surfers
Crass
Subhumans
Throbbing Gristle
SPK

Right now, and as of the last couple of years, those have been the bands that've probably influenced my "music" and writing the most.

[1,2,3, Pull Out!]

Playing influencesJohnny Greenwood
Thurston Moore/Lee Ronaldo (I can't believe no on has listed them yet!)
Jesse F. Keeler
Josh Homme
Kevin Shields
The Edge
William Reid
Joshua Third (only on the Horror's second album)
Daniel Ash

Tone Influences
Joshua Third
William Reid
Nick Valensi
Dick Dale
The Raveonettes
Merzbow
Daniel Ash