Captain Beefheart taught me that dissonance and cacophony are both more fun to make and more interesting to listen to.
John Cage inspired my music philosophy like no other, but I've never actualized it except for my
indeterminate pieces.
Marc Ribot, Keiji Haino, Richard Dawson, and Derek Bailey all shaped my guitar style.
Han Bennink, Paal Nilssen-Love, and the King of Sludge inspired my drumming style (love Drumbo, but our styles are not similar at all)
Peter Brötzmann is my saxophone muse.
Bass - Massimo Pupillo
Piano - Alexander Von Schlippenbach and Cecil Taylor for the chaos, McCoy Tyner for the beauty.
Vocals - Pandit Pran Nath was the first Eastern vocalist I was into, and he opened up that world for me and inspired pretty much all of my vocals. The Residents and Les Claypool also inspired my idea that if you can't really sing, go weird with it and embrace your non singingness.