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I think Billie Eilish is very inspirational to me because despite her young age (21, born 2001) she has accomplished so much in her life. She is a singer-songwriter, and most of the songs she has released have been written by her and her brother Finneas O'Connell, who himself is a singer-songwriter and record producer. Billie Eilish released her debut song Ocean Eyes when she was just 13 years old. I think her musicality and lyricality is very unique. Most of her songs are quite sad and dark, which is something I can relate to as well as have an interest in writing songs in a similar style.

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Billie Eilish said in an interview with Most Requested Live Hosted by Romeo that Lana Del Rey will never not be on the top of the list for her. She also talked about how Lana Del Rey created this life for her and other artists, while they were still starting and she was out there. Her success and presence were inspirational to Billie and many others.
"You know my music would not be what it is without her and I wouldn't be the artist that I am, you know, without her" (Most Requested Live, 2023, 7:45)

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Billie Eilish has mentioned The Beatles on multiple occasions to be one of her favorite artists and musical inspirational sources. Billie and her brother Finneas grew up listening to the Beatles because their parents were big fans of the band.  “I always say it was actually the Beatles who taught them to write songs”, was one of the things their mother said in an interview with Variety (Aswad, 2019, para. 5).
In an interview with NME, she talked about her excitement to headline Glastonbury Festival (2022) because Paul McCartney, the bass guitarist of The Beatles was headlining at the same festival. "The Beatles were what raised me. My love for music I feel 95 percent owes to the Beatles and Paul. It’s insane to think about" (Robinson, 2022, para. 4).

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In an interview that Billie Eilish did with Q101 (2019) she named Aurora when she was asked if there was one particular artist or song that she heard growing up that made her go "That's it, I have to do music". She explained that when she was 12 she came across a music video called Runaway by Aurora. At the time she did not know who Aurora was or what the song was about, but she thought the thumbnail looked cool so she clicked on it. "I remember just sitting there and the intro played and I was just like oh that's what I want to do" (Q101, 2019, 2:54). Billie also recorded a direct video to Aurora, that was posted onto nrkp3 Instagram reels, where she told Aurora how much she loved her and thanked her for being such an influence to her.

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After Joe Hisaishi was greatly touched after hearing Terry Riley’s “A Rainbow in Curved Air”, he began to listen to other minimal composers. One of them is Steve Reich.  "Its innovation shocked me and inspired me to explore minimal composers like Steve Reich, Philip Glass, and Arvo Pärt"(Crunchyroll - Anime News | Crunchyroll News, 2023, para. 4).
Steve Reich's music alongside with Yellow Magic Orchestra influenced his musical style. "The Yellow Magic Orchestra (which featured composer Ryuichi Sakamoto in its ranks) and American composers like Steve Reich, all key influences on his style in those early years and beyond" (Joe Hisaishi - Details, 2020, Michael Beek para. 3).

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Joe Hisaishi has talked about how in High School Jazz music was one of the music genre's that he listened to and was influenced by. "When I started learning the piano for the music college exam, I encountered Glen Gould’s J.S. Bach “Invention and Symphonia.” I also listened to Shostakovich, Schoenberg, Webern, Berg and Boulez. I was shocked by Terry Riley’s “A Rainbow in Curved Air” and then began to listen to a lot of minimal composers like Philip Glass and Steve Reich" (Ashcraft, 2020, para. 8).

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Before Joe Hisashi started making music for Studio Ghibli, more specifically for Hayao Miyazaki's movies, he started as a solo artist. His first solo album MKWAJU (1981) was inspired by a Japanese electro-pop musical band called Yellow Magic Orchestra. "Musically, he found inspiration in jazz, the music of Japanese electro-pop pioneers the Yellow Magic Orchestra"  (Joe Hisaishi - Details, 2020, Michael Beek, para. 3).

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Aurora revealed in an interview that she did when she was 18 that Bob Dylan is one of her biggest inspirations and that he is one of the artists who she would like to collaborate with. "When it comes to inspiration, Bob Dylan is my biggest one" (Pigeons, Deanna Young, 2014, para. 6). Aurora also said the following in an interview with Napster (2015): "I really love Bob Dylan, and I admire him" while talking about her then-current album which was Oh Mercy by Bob Dylan.

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When asked who influenced Aurora, Enya's name comes up frequently. Aurora revealed in an article by Hotpress that she actually hates listening to music because hearing it would feel like interference with the music that is constantly inside of her head. "But I love Enya. I listen to her when I fly, or when I’m on the train. Only Enya. She’s the only artist I like (laughs)” (O’Toole, 2019, para. 11).

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One of Aurora's biggest influences is Leonard Cohen. In an interview with NPR Aurora said the following about him: "His voice came into my life very early. I think I was in my mom's belly the first time I heard his music. Just listening to his voice — it calms me down and it reminds me of my mom. It's the same softness and delicateness, and also the warmth I feel like he has. His music and his words are just such a great contribution to this planet" (Guest DJ: AURORA on Her Love of Heavy Metal and Leonard Cohen, 2016, 9:09).

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Joe Hisaishi is a Japanese composer and music director. He is known for the music that he has written for Studio Ghibli, which is a Japanese animation studio. I absolutely love Studio Ghibli movies, and one of the reasons I love them is because of the music. He's the one who inspired me to write musical pieces for big orchestras.

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Aurora is a Norwegian singer-songwriter, who has her own distinct style in music. Her music's genres vary from Electric pop to Nordic folk music. I've seen her perform live in Denmark in 2016, and the energy that she radiates from the stage is phenomenal. She truly loves what she does, and it is very inspiring. She's authentic and doesn't try to be something she's not. She loves nature, and it is one of her inspirational sources for making music, and for that, I can relate to her. She inspires me to constantly develop my understanding of who I am as a human and artist, so I can authentically be myself and find my own musical style. Aurora said in an interview with Billboard (Hampp, 2016) that if she could use one word to describe her music it would be "Emotional" and that's the way I would describe my music.