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Red Hot Chili Peppers, a very diverse/'genre defining' band, has pretty much been apart of my life for a while now. Starting as a fascination of my sisters, we would buy their CDs, go to their concerts, etc. In high school, me (piano) and my sister (drums) would be apart of a few bands playing RHCP songs like Californication and By The Way. They have inspired the way I compose my music, with their fast pace tempo, their use of fusing genres, and especially their syncopation in their music, which makes their music unique, entertaining and consistent with a lot of their other songs.

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The Beach Boys had a subtle influence on RDCP. For example, the song "By The Way", which was influenced by the nature of The Beach Boy's 'Doo-Wop' music, which is categorized by the use of the somewhat non-sensical lyrics, like featured in the verse of the song. John Frusciante, the guitarist, listened to mostly The Beatles, Queen, etc, but had an obsession on The Beatles. Even in his solo career highlighted the importance of The Beach Boys to the Chili Peppers' guitarist (Taysom, 2022).

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Kurt Cobain, Nirvana's singer and guitarist, said that "Led Zeppelin II" was the main inspiration for their album "Nevermind", with him expressing how he aimed to make "killer" tracks like ones featured on Led Zeppelin II and others that were known for their great composition and structure. This clearly worked, as their album reached No. 1 in the United States and lasted on the billboard for over 600 weeks. This connection clearly highlights Nirvana's appreciation for Led Zeppelin's sound, which actually helped define the Zeppelin sound during that generation (Trzcinski, 2023).

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Linkin Parks music resonates to me on a creativity level. I was first introduced to them from a friend in high school who gave me his earphones to listen to music every English lesson. Me and my friend would talk a lot about their music, and we even created a list of our favorites on Spotify. Like RHCP, I really enjoy their fusion of genres which really brought me closer to their music and how it influences my own music.

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Mike Shinoda, the singer from Linkin Park, mentioned how, along side other bands like Run D.M.C and Beastie Boys, helped them break through more normalized music structures like Depeche Mode's unconventional/unique composition in their album "Violator", which left an impact on his approach to composing his music for Linkin Park. This influence led them to explore down different pathways, working with Rick Rubin, encouraging them to start with melodies rather than building the instrumental track first. This can be shown in "Meteora", where the instrumental track were designed to continue capturing the listeners attention, even during the parts without vocals (Roberts, 2023).

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Just like with RHCP, we played a few Nirvana songs in our high school bands. I was introduced to their music from my guitarist friend who really liked their music at the time. After listening to their songs, I started really liking their music. I also suggested this to my other friend during English lessons when we were sharing our playlists. My guitarist friend was very inspired by Kurt Cobain's guitar riffs and playing, which also really connected me to the band, as I did see him in Kurt Cobain's performances.

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Linkin Park was influenced by Radiohead in terms of their musical direction and approach. Radiohead, which was focusing more on evolving rock and creating new elements. Radioheads groundbreaking approach inspired Linkin Park to explore new elements within rock, which definitely contributed to their success and uniqueness (Gerber, 2020).

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Jimi Hendrix's influence on the Red Hot Chili Peppers can be seen in areas like the drum line from "Breaking The Girl". In an interview, Chad Smith, The Drummer, straight up acknowledged that he had copied the drum track from Hendrix's "Manic Depression", which is played by Mitch Mitchell. While in the interview the interviewer mentioned Led Zeppelin, Smith clarified that it was in fact Hendrix's song that inspired "Breaking The Girl" (Scapelliti, 2016). This shows how Hendrix left a notable impression on RHCP's work.

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Just like with the Beach Boys, John Frusciante cited the Beatles as an inspiration for the album By The Way's creative direction. He mentioned that during the creation of the album, he had been listening to the Beatles and was mostly inspired by the brightness of each track and harmonies. Additionally, under the guidence of Rick Rubin, he went all the way with his inspirations from George Harrison on "Warm Tape", which demonstrated their impact on the Red Hot Chili Peppers (Taysom, 2022).

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As described by Mike, the Deftones influences on Linkin Park's music is 'profound' and 'multifaceted'. He details Deftones unique sound and aesthetic, especially on the album "White Pony", especially with the eerie, yet fresh way they approach their music. Specifically, the unique technical prowess and engineering inspired their musical direction. When it comes to lyric writing, he mentions that a lot of influences from Deftones can be seen in "A Place for My Head" (Nattress, 2020).

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The Pixies had a significant influence on Nirvana's music, especially on their song "Smells Like Teen Spirit", which Kurt Cobain even acknowledged himself that he was influenced, stating that "I was trying to write the ultimate pop song. I was basically trying to rip off The Pixies." The Pixies' music is known for their loud and quiet dynamics and unusual song structure, which helped serve as huge inspiration for Nirvana. This specifically can be seen in the song structure, which had more quieter verses compared to the loud chorus, which is a Pixies characteristic (Songfacts, n.d.).

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Kurt Cobain says, during an interview, that Black Sabaoth had a huge impact on him as a kid. He mentions discovering Black Sabaoth's music when opened up his father's friend's unopened records, considering this music "harder stuff" than what would be played in his city of Aberdeen. This exposure played a critical role in shaping Cobain's musical taste, possibly leading him to eventually create Nirvana (The Grunge Scene, 2021).