Van Halen (Eddie's guitar, more specifically)
Aerosmith (show em longevity)
Queen (octaves)
Pink Floyd (showmanship)
The Beatles (phases of a carreer)
Michael Bolton (what NOT to do...lmfao!)
Prince (versatility...instrumental and performance)
BB King (add some class)
Buddy Rich and/or Phil Collins (percussion)
Kid Rock and Rob Zombie (self explainitory)
My Brother (how to NOT waste a talent!!!)
Celene Dion (octaves again! Shaddup! She has quite a vocal range)
Elvis and David Bowie (vision)
Nat King Cole (woo em)
Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles (nothing can hold you down)
Kiss (ya gotta have a gimmick)
Elton John (all of the above)

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Minds are like parachutes. They only work when they are open.

~Thomas Dewar~