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B.B. King is hailed as the king of blues by many, and thus is a big inspiration and influence for Johns Music (2019). King was one of the first players to really make use of Vibrato, which is also a very common technique used by John in many of his songs.

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Jimi Hendrix is hailed by most as the greatest guitar player of all time, due to all the new technique and style he brought to the instrument, with many of these being present in Johns playing style (2019). Some of these techniques include but are not limited to, fretting notes with the thumb and double stops. Its easy to see why John takes so much inspiration from Hendrix

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Stevie is for most guitarist including John one of the biggest inspirations and reasons for picking up and learning the guitar in the first place (2019). Stevie was a blues player woman people believe help revive the genre, hence why many elements of blues music are present in Johns music.

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British, American rock band. Primarily a blues band in their early days (Fleetwood Mac, 2023). After Lindsay Buckingham, and Steve Nicks joined, the band gained a more pop oriented sound, similar to Paramore's earlier albums

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Rockband from England. The band strives to find a balance between experimental and classic rock (Alternative Press (Magazine) - Wikipedia, 2022). Paramore takes inspiration from Radiohead in their music, hence why they are one of Hayley Williams' biggest influences as an artist

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Singer songwriter and composer in pop music. Hayley talked about how Björk's "Human behaviour" changed and helped her decide on the kind of artist that she wants to be (Taysom, 2023). Hayley has tried to imitate as much of her musical idol as possible and continues to do so till this day

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A band that was formed in Cleveland mainly performing in the rock and metal genres. The band draws inspiration from another band called the clash (Grow, 2019).

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Punk rock band formed in 1977, they are often hailed as pioneers in the hardcore punk genre (Stegall, n.d.). The theme of the bands music and style is often derived from American horror films. The bands musical style has changed over the years as it went from traditional punk rock to more hardcore rock (American Hardcore [Electronic Resource] : A Tribal History : Blush, Steven : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive, n.d.). A lot of punk elements can be heard in Linking Park's songs, so its easy to see where the influence came in for Chester

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An  alternative rock/metal band band from Seattle, Chris Cornell was the lead singer (Watch Soundgarden’s Complete Chris Cornell Tribute Set, 2019) who also had powerful vocals much like Chester's which could completely change the feel of a song. Sound garden were also trend setters for their genres at the time breathing new sound and life into rock and metal.

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John Mayer has been one of my biggest influences, ever since I first learnt to play guitar, his melodic way of playing and ability to improvise melodies and runs on the fly is truly something to behold and try to learn. His main genres are rock, pop and blues. His approach to songwriting and playing the guitar has really inspired me to better my own playing. He has also inspired me to try and attempt songwriting and improvising, this has helped me a lot with my musical knowledge

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Hayley Williams is the lead vocalist for the band Paramore. Her music has influenced me to be a better person, and care for those around me. Most of her music is a reflection of her own personal story, which has made her a very relatable artist. Hayley's music has also furthered my interest in the rock genre. She also is very vocal about her support of the LGBTQ+ community, which shows how she values and cares for others

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Chester Bennington was best known for being the lead vocalist of Alternative rock/metal band Linkin Park, His Vocals truly gave the band their unique sound and is the reason why I  listen to their music. Chester's vocals were powerful, being able to go from full on metal screams to exquisite, melodic singing all within the same song. With deep and relatable lyrics pertaining to different issues faced throughout life I was instantly hooked on Chester and the genres of rock and metal as a whole