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Cora Sherliker

1032502_2_2 — 2024-02-08 04:16:14 UTC

Louis Tomlinson

1032502_2_2 — 2024-02-08 04:16:36 UTC

Louis Tomlinson is an English Indie-Rock/Pop musician. I am influenced by the raw, guitar sound he uses. A lot of his songs are guitar heavy layered with his raw vocals and "distinctive voice—raspy and heavily accented with his Doncaster dialect" (Sagun Shrestha, 2022). I am also inspired by his emotive lyricism. He writes both from personal experience and...

Billie Eilish

1032502_2_2 — 2024-02-08 04:16:51 UTC

Billie Eilish is a Pop/Alt-Pop musician. I am influenced by her musical style/sound and techniques. One specific technique that has inspired me is how she uses 'random sounds' in her songs. For example she recorded drills at the dentist and implemented that into her song 'Bury a Friend' and in 'Bad Guy' there is crosswalk sounds used in the chorus. This has influenced me to listen differently to sounds that are not typically musical.

Oasis

1032502_2_2 — 2024-02-08 04:18:32 UTC

Oasis is probably one of the biggest influences on Louis Tomlinson's music. When asked about his influences Louis said “An obvious one is Oasis, gotta be for me the best band,” (Joe Taysom, 2019). This influence is also very evident in his music, specifically on his debut album 'Walls', on which Noel Gallagher (Oasis Guitarist/Songwriter), is credited on a song, due to similarities.

Marina and the Diamonds

1032502_2_2 — 2024-02-08 04:35:06 UTC

Marina and the Diamonds has also been a lyrical influence for Billie Eilish. (Kaufman, 2021) She has talked about how Marina's method of writing about made up character's has inspired her lyricism "Marina has talked about how her lyrics use different characters and situations she comes up with. It doesn’t all have to be what you’re going through at that exact time.”

Amy Winehouse

1032502_2_2 — 2024-02-08 04:52:59 UTC

Amy Winehouse has been a lyrical influence on Louis Tomlinson, specifically the level of detail in which she writes. "I always talk about Amy Winehouse’s attention to detail." (Taysom, 2019) He has talked about liking the way she would write down all the little details of what was happening when something poignant happened in her life.

Arctic Monkeys

1032502_2_2 — 2024-02-08 04:54:00 UTC

Arctic Monkeys and Specifically Alex Turner have been a huge influence on Louis Tomlinson's music. He has talked about liking the bands conversational lyrics. (Reilly, 2017) "They just say what they feel. If it doesn’t rhyme, it doesn’t matter. If it sounds awkward, it doesn’t matter”

Lana Del Rey

1032502_2_2 — 2024-02-08 04:55:35 UTC

Lana Del Rey has been a lyrical inspiration for Billie Eilish. (Ahlgrim, 2023) In an interview Billie said one of the biggest things she was inspired by was Lana's story telling abilities and ability to write from a character’s point of view.

Aurora

1032502_2_2 — 2024-02-08 04:57:21 UTC

Aurora, specifically her song 'Runaway' has influenced Billie Eilish. In an interview Billie talked about finding the song made her want to start a musical career. This influence can be seen in her music, specifically the similarity between the intro of Billie's song 'Ocean Eyes' and the song 'Runaway'. This likeness is seen through the similar vocal intros of both songs and both artists using soft/airy vocals throughout many songs.