Ok 2 Cross Influences:

Our life experiences are what influence us and inspire us the most... but as far as bands and music go: A Perfect Circle, Bireli Lagrene, AudioSlave, Sound Garden, Stone Temple Pilots, Tool, Chris Cornell, Metallica, Rage Against the Machine, Slayer, Tosca, The Dining Rooms, Django Reindhart, Emitt Ray, the Alex Scholnick Trio, Greg Howe, Coldplay, Radiohead, Chris Poland, Allan Holdsworth, Jody Fisher, Joe Diorio, Wes Montgomery, George Benson, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Pass, Robert Johnson, Earth Wind & Fire, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Elvis Presley, The Cardigans and the list goes on...