"I think in terms of originality and influence, it's Kanye West."
"Their music, along with a few other people like David Bowie and Black Sabbath, just meant the world to me."
"Skateboarding has evolved fashion, it's evolved music, this sport that in the early days was seen as society's reprobates has totally permeated mainstream culture."
"Heartbreak Hotel changed his life," said Robert Plant.
"Music is gonna be something that has an effect on the people that listen to it."
"Under pressure is a big reason of why I made this list in the first place...something fantastic."
"For me, it's a three-way tie... Drake, Kendrick, and J Cole."
"Future, Thug, and Migos absolutely shaped the sound of this past decade."
"The impact of Koji Kondo's music has influenced a generation of musicians."
"Music has a very powerful effect on people. The Music Matters for sure."
"They're making Donald J Trump sympathetic to America."
"I believe that pop music can be powerful and political."
"They taught us as listeners to stretch ourselves artistically, to reach beyond our ability to become better versions of ourselves."
"It was an accident. It was because of music."
"The motivational power of the tuned substance has made Here I Go Again a pop culture phenomena."
"My love for hip-hop was one of the outlets that saved me."
"I think that thug is like...he's definitely one of the biggest of the 2010s."
"A song so wracked with pain and heartbreak that its major release would cause its author to take his own life."
"Frank Ocean is possibly the contender for the most relevant artist."
"Sometimes I'll literally play like a hype song while I'm eating something cuz I'm like, if I'm not really into it, I want results."
"Hip-hop has found me like a child has found his mother."
"You have a captive audience that's willing to listen to music so we will tell you your identity through music."
"When we seen the Ramones play for free... just changed my fucking world."
"Bathory's 'Blood Fire Death' is the sonic rainbow bridge to black metal Valhalla."
"Our communities were still hurting, you know thank God we came up with this hip hop, this music."
"Mariah Careey combined pop and hip hop and she's largely the reason you see your favorite pop stars today."
"Three Little Birds... it signifies pure relaxation and relief for me bro... makes all of my worries float away... it's held a lot of weight for me in my life."
"If it wasn't for Shock G, we probably would have never heard of the late great Tupac Shakur."
"Songs like this were an important outlet for kids who just wanted the world to be better."
"There's German Expressionism, Danny Elfman's music and vocals, dark humor, characters feeling isolated, and a celebration of the macabre."
"Dr. Dre's debut solo album 'The Chronic' became a cultural phenomenon."
"I saved this city decades ago. I built this city on rock and roll."
"I like to see music impact the world, wake people up, and change stuff."
"Janet Jackson has solidified her status as one of the most influential artists in contemporary music."
"We're thrilled to be partnering with Slipknot on a collection that showcases many of their trademark masks."
"His enduring influence on rock music continues to resonate with audiences worldwide."
"Feels like an insane kid see ghost leftover, feels like a crazy KSG leftover."
"The Birds changed the West Coast music scene overnight."
"He was using it it was a tool because the young people were into the new music."
"Michael Jackson changed the world and more personally in my life forever. He is the reason I dance, the reason I make music, and one of the main reasons I believe in the pure goodness of humankind."
"That's hard. It's been a lot, oh, no, man, that's a hard one too. It is hard to answer. I don't think I had a favorite one, but I think probably like the Jimi Hendrix thing was dope."
"Even after his passing, George's impact persisted, tribute and covers of his songs by contemporary artists showcase the breadth of his influence across genres and generations."
"That moment where you're coming out, oh that's fire. You're like [__] Axel Rose, dude."
"Nikki's impact on female hip-hop is undeniable."
"Jamaica is Bob Marley and Bob Marley is Jamaica."
"Music is so powerful and this game would not be the same without the score backing it."
"My first love is and will always be music always because there's nothing that touches my soul more than music."
"I can definitely 100% say that I wouldn't be where I am now without punk and probably 90% of my friends can say the same."
"It was the familiarity of the music and the lyrics that allowed me to solve unfamiliar problems in my homework assignments."
"I think there is certainly no denying that sonically Lana has influenced quite a few people in the music scene."
"Pearl Jam is one of the most important bands of the last two decades in American music."
"Scarface, one of the most topically focused and lyrically talented rappers to ever come out of the South."
"Snoop Doggy Dogg, I think Snoop's influence, his style, his flow, his everything is making him worthy of a spot here for sure."
"Hip hop is cool because it's fun and it brings people together."
"My therapy was his music, and the music was a huge success."
"Bruce Falconer's music has had a tremendous impact on many, many lives for many, many years."
"Music is energy, you know saying you got to align your energy correctly and right with god you know you don't want to be listening to this crap."
"21 Savage is definitely one of the most exciting artists to come out of that trap scene."
"Genesis is unique in being one of the most influential prog rock bands in the history of music and at the same time enjoying household name mainstream success."
"Cage the Elephant are a band that have helped define the alternative rock genre over the last decade."
"Find a song that makes you feel positively energetic."
"I'm transforming, pilgrim. I'm here to sing Nick Cave to you, but also to preach declutter."
"This truth got the Kanye Wests and Kendrick Lamars and Damon Staleys and all the black churches in a damn frenzy right now."
"Don't be worried if your kids are listening to rock and roll. It's gonna influence in a bad way because you telling them they can't listen to rock and roll makes them want to listen to rock and roll."
"It's more than just the music, it's a representative."
"Kurt’s music has outlived his own life and his darkest demons, and the positivity from his work will trickle down for generations to come."
"Despite his demons, Kurt did create music that helped people feel better."
"He arguably has some of the best runs within the whole hip-hop decade of 2010."
"Brandy's album inspired a whole new generation of singers."
"It's the song that got millions of 80s kids into the band."
"Young Thug has pioneered a whole generation."
"The music is way bigger than what the name is."
"Eternal talk, a project has definitely changed my opinion on him just a slight bit because of how I know just addictive it was."
"I remember watching them and then you see the ghetto boys... that's a game changer for everybody."
"Throw on some music and that just motivates you even more."
"What's dope about drums is that you can completely change the feel of music."
"Word of mouth everybody know about it, I just want you for dig fine boom."
"He made like probably one of the most definitive Chicago gangster rap records."
"What would you say is your rap's soundtrack like if you had to pick one? I might like your life the politte now that would be NAS New York state of mind."
"Frozen one had as much reach as it did because of the quality of their songs."
"Black Sabbath, the pioneers of heavy metal who inadvertently created Paranoid, a song that changed all of music forever."
"That's what Dirk and his music are all about."
"Nashville has become like the epicenter of partying, and I think people just really love being here for the music."
"Taylor Swift can single-handedly revive pop if we're being real."
"I don't regret writing 'The Weight'; it'll help somebody."
"It's a mood thing, it's a season thing, it's kind of a music thing."
"I found myself kind of unconsciously bobbing up and down to the rhythm of the combat due to the music."
"Kanye's influence and one-of-a-kind artistic ability have made him Inseparable from hip-hop."
"Even 808s and heartbreaks... it changed music."
"There's definitely enough undeniable evidence of lean's influence on music today."
"Tupac explored the issues of impoverished and oppressed individuals with maturity and acuteness."
"That's the power of music and every relationship."
"It won't surprise anyone when all cable is replaced by streaming."
"The king is James Brown, he had the elements that produced what became popular music and R&B."
"Music is something that goes inside of you and comes back out." - Martha Ocampo
"Paranoid by Black Sabbath seems like a perfect example of something that influenced the genre."
"In 1987 as the IB for 4 returned from their pilgrimage they came back to England to spread the good news of house music and ecstasy."
"I think Cudi has a really strong case for most influential rapper ever."
"Everybody talks about the swinging sixties... but it was the music that was speaking to me." - John Elsley
"Kanye making gospel isn't something that's new to him because gospel music has always been influenced by black people."
"I remember when I was like eight years old and firing desire with Tina Marie and it just gave me a different feeling in life."
"Music is actually my number one way to generate visuals."
"The real talk during her let go and under my skin days, I was really drawn by how honestly she communicated her personal stories through song."
"Tyler the Creator cited Pharrell's 2006 debut solo album 'In My Mind' as the inspiration that led him to co-found the Odd Future Collective."
"Billy's music isn't really the reason why teens are suffering from anxiety and depression."
"Little Baby's the most influential rapper right now, he's really up, he really went up."
"One day I'll learn, till then tramps like us baby we were born to run."
"Good music can make a horrible or mediocre show suck much less but it can also make an awesome gem less special."
"Biggie was the better emcee and lyricist, and Tupac was the one who affected people's lives more."
"I listen to all the old shit from the 80s. Let me make some shit that I want to hear."
"Music was always a big part of our household."
"The love of what Buddy Holly represented and the love of what the Halle orchestra represented has defined my musical life."
"If they had just told the story in real time instead of having a montage with the music."
"BTS paved the way for K-pop to be seen and recognized in the worldwide platform they created."
"BTS paved the way, you have to admit they paved the way."
"The fans of Bruce Springsteen want to hear what Bruce has to say."
"Through her humility and humble honesty and soul in her music, she inadvertently became the voice of a generation that eagerly awaits to see what happens next."
"Singer Stephen Tyler set the tone for a new kind of frontman, establishing an instantly recognizable style and enviable vocal range."
"I was a very alienated young person. When I heard Black Sabbath, my life had a soundtrack."
"Depends so much on music... just change everything."
"For a generation of kids on the brink of the worst classic racism in decades, X's music spoke to them."
"Drake makes you feel, Kendrick makes you think."
"Music has always provided inspiration. It's essential to the movement."
"Mom raised Shannon and me in the right direction, since childhood she played Kiss and Deep Purple records for us. It was that moment when our formation as musicians began, and in the future it would bear fruit."
"It's turned Generation Z into metal heads literally overnight."
"1994 was another pretty monumental year for rap that I don't have much bad to say about."
"Yes, there are dependapotamuses and gold diggers and all kinds of people, and you can listen to a song from Kanye about that, but there's also guys who commit domestic violence, that rape people and do really terrible things."
"Kuda's playing continues to have an enormous influence on guitarists all over the world."
"It's amazing how certain records, the songs and solos, change your life."
"Led Zeppelin changed not only the music industry, but music... forever."
"And the dark themes of her songs tap into not only the emotions of her young fans, but also the universal angst of living in the 21st century."
"Every single Monster that they've added in it's done so much for the song."
"Reasonable people who want to be honest and present factual news are actually doing really well."
"Music can make or break a character, it's a huge part of the atmosphere of the show."
"The Harlem Shake, I thought the song had like a special quality to it... Literally like overnight, everyone was doing it."
"Eddie's influence on metal is arguably bigger than Tony Iommi's."
"Women feel that the trials and tribulations she's gone through, they've grown up listening to her."
"What Drake has contributed to hip-hop, especially for up-and-coming artists, is something I've never seen and I appreciate that."
"During that time, you have artists such as Music Soulchild."
"The lesson in this song has still not been learned 50 years later."
"Hip-hop stops and pays attention when Jay-Z drops an album."
"I love how they just play Christmas music throughout Epcot. It really sets the mood."
"So like the doors was based off of Alice Huxley the doors of perception and how Huxley doing the Illuminati eye just like the doors doing the Illuminati eye."
"Buddy Holly, it's just a fun ride. It makes you feel like you're on top of the world when you listen to it."
"Number one, I mean I love ICP, but also, oh my gosh, this is a huge band, a huge platform that brings so much more awareness."
"I think Kendrick with this record, with his songs, with his talent and abilities, breathes new life into these ideas in a way that I think no other artists in music or outside of music over the past 10 years has."
"The most important country singer of the entire decade was Luke Bryan."
"This album helped me, it was like a self-help album."
"Especially the way he raps with so much passion, like just growing up like everybody wanted to be like Nipsey Hussle."
"Hip-hop has been a gateway for a lot of people to break through and gain an understanding and acceptance of an outside culture."
"If women want respect, they gotta stop listening to ass-shaking music."
"Your music has changed my life because nobody sings like that."
"Mac Miller is a big reason, like he's the foundation of my fan base. A lot of his fans, like a lot of them, like extra extras."
"The music gets you in the mood to just chill."
"When 'Whole Lotta Love' hit the airwaves, it broke down the barriers of top 40 programming."
"Echoes doesn't feel that way... they fix so many problems I had with the original and differentiated itself through music."
"BTS and Army continue to lift each other up, fighting against prejudice, just as BTS does."
"Because that's not the cause of the crime, the crime isn't because of gangster music or whatever, the crime is because of the social-economic issue."
"The sound that will become integral to trance, hardcore, drum and bass, and techno."
"Frankie Knuckles is without doubt the Godfather of house music."
"I want to make a change in people's lives. If I can help someone get through a bad day or some tough times by listening to my music, that would be super dope."
"The entire purpose of the band is to help their fans lead righteous lives, be good people, and ultimately go to heaven."
"Eminem does have a lot of numbers but he also has a big effect on rap."
"That's the power of my music. My talent is undeniable."
"Music as a vehicle for Spiritual exploration."
"There's a certain power and energy that emanates from Blackpink's music and image."
"Seriously, I feel like I don't even need to mention them, it's Lily Pichu with Comfy Beats."
"I've held the view for some time that the violent content in certain songs has contributed significantly to societal decay."
"It's like shock rock, but in a way that's also trying to challenge people in some meaningful way."
"The story, music, and cutscenes alone compelled me to play through this game yet another time."
"The right music has the power to heal, to cleanse, and to uplift the entire being."
"One key factor in how afrobeat songs have grown lies in how they mirror our daily lives."
"Free header, just trying to go back across goal."
"I can guarantee you that they'll be remembered as one of the most important and influential bands of their Generation."
"But it has been pretty crazy that the music, like, the most hardcore street music from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, whatever, is [__] some of the most popular music in rap."
"For a generation on the brink of a mental health crisis, X's music spoke to them."
"Rejection is especially I think at that age, 18, it hurts so much. Breakup songs or sad songs, they're so much more impactful I think when you're younger."
"Music is Magic. It reprograms your subconscious mind."
"Pop's Dior became an Anthem blasting in streets from coast to coast."
"Without Suicidal Tendencies, Punk and metal just would not be what they are today."
"Linkin Park: maybe the number one biggest Gateway band for anybody who grew up listening to rock in the 2000s."
"Nothing is too messed up that can't be fixed with an apology and a Peter Gabriel song."
"Follow the music... make your video flow well."
"Everything happens for a reason. The football thing kind of taught me structured discipline, but the music thing kind of really taught me life."
"This album probably really spoke to how a kid from L.A. felt around that time."
"There's no better way to bring your city to the next level than through the sound of music."
"It'll make you want to leave your life and join a band, that's right."
"2005 panic at the disco completely accidentally made a record that would literally change the entire course of the emo and pop punk movement."
"They were a huge Gateway into rock and metal for millions and millions of kids."
"I feel like the music is this magic ring around the whole cast and the whole set."
"The Carter 3 taught me how to come for that top spot."
"Snoop brought cool back to rap. He bought being smooth, the player, when he had it."
"Britney had black people proudly riding around singing I'm a slave."
"What you listen to really affects your mood, so you might as well listen to happy music that lifts you up."
"There's something about music that taps into memory, emotion, and makes it so that you don't actually have to make a good movie and people will just eat it up."
"Don Toliver took the spotlight and really dominated, at least for that style of production."
"The music of the Donkey Kong Country franchise has had a bigger impact on me than any other."
"Pumped first of all Adele's single has been playing on repeat and has inspired the eyeliner look."
"Having your music influenced by another's music is theft."
"Paul McCartney's contribution to modern music... you shouldn't really use the word genius but..."