Not in order:
John Mayer
SRV
George Harrison
David Gilmour
George Benson
B.B. King
Rivers Cuomo
The Edge
Tom Wisniewski
Neil Young
Tom Scholz
Combination of Mick Jones and Joe Strummer
Chuck Berry
Carlos Santana
Kurt Cobain
That is off the top (before reading anyone else's list), and just as I thought of them. I reserve the right to revise later, but there are a few.
EDIT: Ok, I just read everyone else's list and don't see any I need on mine instead of what I put (wait, Carlos Santana might bump Mick Jones or someone). I might like to add Johnny Ramone, and Wisniewski's interpretations of Ramones style playing honestly influences me more. For better or worse, ol' Kurt Cobain nearly made the list too.
EDIT AGAIN: Upon reflection, Carlos Santana has influenced me more than Duane Allman (probably Dickie Betts if anyone from the Allmans was more likely to be an influence anyway), and I have to honestly say that Cobain has influenced me so far more than Setzer, though I wish I could cop some Setzer stuff. Honestly, I have not been playing really long enough to have fifteen influences where I actually have tried to incorporate specific styles, but all of the above influence the rhythms and melodies I here in my head, so I guess they count as influences. The list has been so revised.
Last edited by sunvalleylaw; February 9th, 2009 at 11:00 PM.
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