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Originally Posted by Forward To Death
Artists can say whatever they want. Maeilyn Manson apparently considers The Doors the first punk band. Goofie, if you're reading this, I am not being snide, I seriously had no idea Manson had this opinion.
Anyways, Motorhead don't consider themselves metal, they are. What an artist says means precisely dick. You draw your own conclusions, and don't need Chino James Keenan or allmusic.com to subject their pretentious opinions towards you.
Influences are 100% in sound. I think we're confusing the terms influences and inspirations.
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It goes the other way, too. If you listen hard enough, I'm sure you could say you hear hints of the Carpenters floating around in the mix. If a band actually gives you a list of artists that they say influenced them, I tend to go with that. It doesn't have to directly affect the sound of their music, but perhaps how they approach it.