Nirvana introduced me to some of the worst music ever and I continued to listen to it religiously for ten years thereafter. I've since renounced my ties to shitty alternative rock but it's what I grew up on.

The Clash. First punk band I ever liked, and I still love them to this day.

The Stooges & The Rolling Stones saved me from a life of boring extended guitar solos and rubbish dungeon & dragon lyrics.

One of Nick Cave or Elvis Costello - if I didn't listen to their music religiously when I was doing my A-levels, I'd never have started writing (which, however good or bad it is, is still a very important part of my life these days).

Musically David Bowie started me off in the right direction a fair few years ago now

Sounds cliché, but The Beatles. First time I listened to them - I mean really listened to them - it basically changed my life.

what were those bands? Sorry this is a bit off topic...

Sum 41 influenced my life a bit too, as they introduced me into the punk genre, and I still listen to Sum 41 to this day, they are my favorite band

I may or may not have been in possession of shit like this in the past :o:

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l99/urbanH/17445.jpg
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1980s red hot chili peppers. from them i got into jimi hendrix, eric dolphy, and the P-Funk.

all 4 of those artists have greatly influenced my approach and method to playing music.

I like all of those you cheeky fecker

Pink Floyd easy...
at some point their music had a complete emotional control over me...
I can gladly say,that I still worship them,but I gained control...
I know...I sound like a former alcoholic.