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Here is a *very* small list of bands that have inspired me lyrically or musically.
2 Live Crew, 2Pac, 311, 45 King, 7L & Esoteric, 808 State, Aaliyah, Abba, Abstract Rude, AC/DC, Aceyalone, Adam Ant, Aerosmith, Aesop Rock, A Flock Of Seagulls, A-Ha, Air, Ahmad, Akrobatik, Alanis Morrisette, Alan Parsons, Alice Cooper, Alpha, Amber, Annie Lennox, Ant Banks, Apache, Apollo 440, Aqua, Arrested Development, Artful Dodger, Asian Dub Foundation, Atari Teenage Riot, Atmosphere, A Tribe Called Quest, The Avalanches, AWOL One, The B-52's, Babyface, Bad Company, Badly Drawn Boy, Barry White, Basement Jaxx, Beach Boys, Beastie Boys, Beatnuts, Beck, Belle & Sebastian, Ben Folds Five, Beth Hirsch, Beth Orton, Beyonce, Big Daddy Kane, Big L, Big Pun, Billie Holiday, Billy Idol, Biz Markie, Bjork, Blackaliscious, Black Eyed Peas, Black Flag, Bloodhound Gang, Blue Oyster Cult, Blur, Bob Marley, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Bon Jovi, Boogie Down Productions, Boomkat, Boyz II Men, Bran Van 3000, Breakbeat Era, Brian Eno, Brother Ali, Bubba Sparxxx, Buck 65, Burt Bacharach, Bush, Busta Rhymes, Cake, Cali Agents, Camp Lo, Cannibal Ox, Cardigans, The Cars, Cee-Lo, Chaka Khan, Charlatans Uk, Chemical Brothers, Chubb Rock, Cibo Matto, The Clash, Clipse, Cocteau Twins, Coldplay, Common, Company Flow, Craig David, Craig Mack, Cream, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Crystal Method, Culture Club, The Cure, Cypress Hill, Daft Punk, D'Angelo, Dan The Automator, Danzig, DAS EFX, David Bowie, David Gray, Deep Purple, Def Leppard, Deftones, De La Soul, Delinquent Habits, Del The Funky Homosapien, Deltron 3030, Denali, Depeche Mode, Diana Ross, Dido, Digital Underground, Dilated Peoples, Dinosaur Jr., Dizzee Rascal, DJ Babu, DJ Honda, DJ Hurricane, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, DJ Kay Slay, DJ Kool, DJ Krush, DJ Muggs, DJ Vadim, DMX, Domino, Donna Lewis, Donna Summer, The Doors, Doug E. Fresh, Dr. Dooom, Dr. Dre, Dr. Octagon, Dungeon Family, Duran Duran, Dusty Springfield, Eagles, Earth Wind and Fire, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Eels, Elastica, El Da Sensei, Electric Light Orchestra, Electric Six, Ella Fitzgerald, El-P, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Eminem, Enigma, Erik B. and Rakim, Erasure, Eric Clapton, Erick Sermon, Erykah Badu, Esthero, Eurhythmics, Everlast, Eyedea & Abilities, Faithless, Falco, Fat Boys, Fatboy Slim, Fiona Apple, The Flaming Lips, Folk Implosion, Foo Fighters, Frank Sinatra, Freddie Foxxx, Freestyle Fellowship, Fugees, Funkdoobiest, Gang Starr, Garbage, Gary Numan, Genesis, Ghostface Killah, Ginuwine, G. Love & Special Sauce, Gloria Gaynor, Goldfrapp, Gomez, Goodie Mob, Gorillaz, Grandmaster Flash, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Gravediggaz, Greenday, Groove Theory, Guns N Roses, Gus Gus, GZA, Hall & Oates, Heavy D, Henry Rollins, Hieroglyphics, The Hippos, Hooverphonic, House of Pain, Human League, Ice Cube, Ice-T, Ill Bill, Incubus, Inspectah Deck, INXS, Isley Brothers, Jack Johnson, The Jackson Five, Jamiroquai, Janet Jackson, Jay-Z, Jean Grae, Jedi Mind Tricks, Jefferson Starship, Jimi Hendrix, J-Live, John Fogerty, Joni Mitchell, Joy Division, Jungle Brothers, Jurassic 5, Justin Timberlake, Keith Murray, Keith Sweat, Kelis, Kid Capri, Kid Frost, Kid 606, Kid Acne, Kid Koala, Kool G. Rap, Kool Keith, Kraftwerk, KRS-ONE, Kurtis Blow, Kylie Minogue, Lamb, Large Professor, Lyrics Born, Lauryn Hill, Led Zeppelin, John Lennon, Sean Lennon, Liberty X, LL Cool J, Local H, Lo-Fidelity Allstars, Lords of Acid, Lords of the Underground, Louis Armstrong, Lou Reed, Ludacris, Lynyrd Synyrd, Madonna, Manic Street Preachers, Marilyn Manson, Marley Marl, Massive Attack, Masta Killa, Maxwell, Mazzy Star, MC Lyte, MC Paul Barman, MC Shan, Men At Work, Men Without Hats, Method Man, MF Doom, Michael Jackson, Missy Elliot, Mobb Deep, Moby, Modern English, Mono, Morcheeba, Morrissey, Mos Def, Motley Crue, Mr. Lif, Ms. Dynamite, Murs, My Bloody Valentine, Nada Surf, Nas, Naughty By Nature, Nelly Furtado, N.E.R.D; New Order, Nine Inch Nails, Non-Phixion, Non Prophets, Notorious B.I.G; N.W.A; Oasis, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Olive, Orgy, Onyx, Outkast, Paul Oakenfold, Pavement, Peanut Butter Wolf, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, Pet Shop Boys, Pharcyde, Phil Collins, Philly's Most Wanted, Pink Floyd, Pizzicato Five, Placebo, Planet Asia, The Police, Portishead, Prince Paul, Princess Superstar, Prodigy, Prozzak, Public Enemy, Queen, Queen Latifah, Radiohead, Raekwon, Rahzel, Rakim, Rammstein, Rasco, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Redman, RJD2, Robbie Williams, Rolling Stones, Roots Manuva, The Roots, Run-DMC, RZA, Ryan Adams, Sage Francis, Saint Etienne, Saul Williams, Scarface, Schooly D, Slum Village, Smashing Pumpkins, Sneaker Pimps, Snoop Dogg, Sole, Sade, Sonic Youth, Soul Coughing, Soul Position, Soundgarden, Spearhead, Stabbing Westward, Stereolab, Stevie Wonder, The Streets, The Strokes, Sublime, Sugababes, The Supremes, Swizz Beatz, Talib Kweli, Tech N9ne, The Herbaliser, The High & Mighty, The Sugarhill Gang, Timbaland, TLC, Tom Tom Club, Tone Loc, Travis, Tricky, Ultramagnetic MC's, Unkle, Van Halen, Vangelis, Velvet Underground, Vengaboys, Veruca Salt, Ween, Weezer, White Town, White Zombie, Wilco, Wu-Tang Clan, X-Ecutioners, Young MC, Zebrahead
2 Live Crew, 2Pac, 311, 45 King, 7L & Esoteric, 808 State, Aaliyah, Abba, Abstract Rude, AC/DC, Aceyalone, Adam Ant, Aerosmith, Aesop Rock, A Flock Of Seagulls, A-Ha, Air, Ahmad, Akrobatik, Alanis Morrisette, Alan Parsons, Alice Cooper, Alpha, Amber, Annie Lennox, Ant Banks, Apache, Apollo 440, Aqua, Arrested Development, Artful Dodger, Asian Dub Foundation, Atari Teenage Riot, Atmosphere, A Tribe Called Quest, The Avalanches, AWOL One, The B-52's, Babyface, Bad Company, Badly Drawn Boy, Barry White, Basement Jaxx, Beach Boys, Beastie Boys, Beatnuts, Beck, Belle & Sebastian, Ben Folds Five, Beth Hirsch, Beth Orton, Beyonce, Big Daddy Kane, Big L, Big Pun, Billie Holiday, Billy Idol, Biz Markie, Bjork, Blackaliscious, Black Eyed Peas, Black Flag, Bloodhound Gang, Blue Oyster Cult, Blur, Bob Marley, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Bon Jovi, Boogie Down Productions, Boomkat, Boyz II Men, Bran Van 3000, Breakbeat Era, Brian Eno, Brother Ali, Bubba Sparxxx, Buck 65, Burt Bacharach, Bush, Busta Rhymes, Cake, Cali Agents, Camp Lo, Cannibal Ox, Cardigans, The Cars, Cee-Lo, Chaka Khan, Charlatans Uk, Chemical Brothers, Chubb Rock, Cibo Matto, The Clash, Clipse, Cocteau Twins, Coldplay, Common, Company Flow, Craig David, Craig Mack, Cream, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Crystal Method, Culture Club, The Cure, Cypress Hill, Daft Punk, D'Angelo, Dan The Automator, Danzig, DAS EFX, David Bowie, David Gray, Deep Purple, Def Leppard, Deftones, De La Soul, Delinquent Habits, Del The Funky Homosapien, Deltron 3030, Denali, Depeche Mode, Diana Ross, Dido, Digital Underground, Dilated Peoples, Dinosaur Jr., Dizzee Rascal, DJ Babu, DJ Honda, DJ Hurricane, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, DJ Kay Slay, DJ Kool, DJ Krush, DJ Muggs, DJ Vadim, DMX, Domino, Donna Lewis, Donna Summer, The Doors, Doug E. Fresh, Dr. Dooom, Dr. Dre, Dr. Octagon, Dungeon Family, Duran Duran, Dusty Springfield, Eagles, Earth Wind and Fire, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Eels, Elastica, El Da Sensei, Electric Light Orchestra, Electric Six, Ella Fitzgerald, El-P, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Eminem, Enigma, Erik B. and Rakim, Erasure, Eric Clapton, Erick Sermon, Erykah Badu, Esthero, Eurhythmics, Everlast, Eyedea & Abilities, Faithless, Falco, Fat Boys, Fatboy Slim, Fiona Apple, The Flaming Lips, Folk Implosion, Foo Fighters, Frank Sinatra, Freddie Foxxx, Freestyle Fellowship, Fugees, Funkdoobiest, Gang Starr, Garbage, Gary Numan, Genesis, Ghostface Killah, Ginuwine, G. Love & Special Sauce, Gloria Gaynor, Goldfrapp, Gomez, Goodie Mob, Gorillaz, Grandmaster Flash, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Gravediggaz, Greenday, Groove Theory, Guns N Roses, Gus Gus, GZA, Hall & Oates, Heavy D, Henry Rollins, Hieroglyphics, The Hippos, Hooverphonic, House of Pain, Human League, Ice Cube, Ice-T, Ill Bill, Incubus, Inspectah Deck, INXS, Isley Brothers, Jack Johnson, The Jackson Five, Jamiroquai, Janet Jackson, Jay-Z, Jean Grae, Jedi Mind Tricks, Jefferson Starship, Jimi Hendrix, J-Live, John Fogerty, Joni Mitchell, Joy Division, Jungle Brothers, Jurassic 5, Justin Timberlake, Keith Murray, Keith Sweat, Kelis, Kid Capri, Kid Frost, Kid 606, Kid Acne, Kid Koala, Kool G. Rap, Kool Keith, Kraftwerk, KRS-ONE, Kurtis Blow, Kylie Minogue, Lamb, Large Professor, Lyrics Born, Lauryn Hill, Led Zeppelin, John Lennon, Sean Lennon, Liberty X, LL Cool J, Local H, Lo-Fidelity Allstars, Lords of Acid, Lords of the Underground, Louis Armstrong, Lou Reed, Ludacris, Lynyrd Synyrd, Madonna, Manic Street Preachers, Marilyn Manson, Marley Marl, Massive Attack, Masta Killa, Maxwell, Mazzy Star, MC Lyte, MC Paul Barman, MC Shan, Men At Work, Men Without Hats, Method Man, MF Doom, Michael Jackson, Missy Elliot, Mobb Deep, Moby, Modern English, Mono, Morcheeba, Morrissey, Mos Def, Motley Crue, Mr. Lif, Ms. Dynamite, Murs, My Bloody Valentine, Nada Surf, Nas, Naughty By Nature, Nelly Furtado, N.E.R.D; New Order, Nine Inch Nails, Non-Phixion, Non Prophets, Notorious B.I.G; N.W.A; Oasis, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Olive, Orgy, Onyx, Outkast, Paul Oakenfold, Pavement, Peanut Butter Wolf, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, Pet Shop Boys, Pharcyde, Phil Collins, Philly's Most Wanted, Pink Floyd, Pizzicato Five, Placebo, Planet Asia, The Police, Portishead, Prince Paul, Princess Superstar, Prodigy, Prozzak, Public Enemy, Queen, Queen Latifah, Radiohead, Raekwon, Rahzel, Rakim, Rammstein, Rasco, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Redman, RJD2, Robbie Williams, Rolling Stones, Roots Manuva, The Roots, Run-DMC, RZA, Ryan Adams, Sage Francis, Saint Etienne, Saul Williams, Scarface, Schooly D, Slum Village, Smashing Pumpkins, Sneaker Pimps, Snoop Dogg, Sole, Sade, Sonic Youth, Soul Coughing, Soul Position, Soundgarden, Spearhead, Stabbing Westward, Stereolab, Stevie Wonder, The Streets, The Strokes, Sublime, Sugababes, The Supremes, Swizz Beatz, Talib Kweli, Tech N9ne, The Herbaliser, The High & Mighty, The Sugarhill Gang, Timbaland, TLC, Tom Tom Club, Tone Loc, Travis, Tricky, Ultramagnetic MC's, Unkle, Van Halen, Vangelis, Velvet Underground, Vengaboys, Veruca Salt, Ween, Weezer, White Town, White Zombie, Wilco, Wu-Tang Clan, X-Ecutioners, Young MC, Zebrahead