Nina Simone, Perfume Genius, Radiohead, Can, Nas, Amy Winehouse, Can, Thom Yorke, Fiona Apple, D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, Ghostface Killah, Pixies, Smashing Pumpkins, The Smiths, The Cure, Sonic Youth, REM, The Minutemen, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Elvin Jones, Buddy Rich, Frank Krupa, etc.