1. Frank Zappa: for teaching me that content does and doesn't matter, and for stretching the bounds of recording technology (Pygmy Twilite)
2. Ian Anderson: for increasing my appreciation of counterpoint and metric change in mid stanza (A Passion Play)
3. Gary Brooker: for teaching me the importance of space in recording (Nothing But the Truth)
3. Jeff Beck/Roy Buchanan: for teaching me that a few notes, played well, mean more than all the triplets you can play fast ('Cause We've Ended as Lovers)
4. Peter Gabriel: for making Genesis happen (Supper's Ready)
5. John Entwistle: for making the bass a lead instrument (The Real Me)
6. Ian Hunter: for reminding me that rock'n'roll is supposed to be fun (Marionette)
7. Keith Moon: yes, even drummers can be stars! (all of Quadrophenia)
8. Freddie Mercury: God, what a voice! (Brighten Rock)
9. Steve Marriot: just for being there when we needed you (30 Days in the Hole)
10. Jimi Hendrix: for everything!

"Take 276, you know this used to be fun."
John Entwistle