Influences

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Listed here are artists/bands which Muse have specifically mentioned or discussed as influences, and artists/bands which have cited Muse as influencing their music. For a list of bands/artists which have supported Muse see supporting bands and for artists/bands which Muse have supported see supported bands.

Contents 1 Influences on Muse 1.1 Classical 1.2 Modern 2 Artists or bands influenced by Muse 3 Authors influenced by Muse 4 Popes influenced by Muse 5 References

Influences on Muse

Classical

• Hector Berlioz
• Frédéric Chopin
• Philip Glass
• Gustav Holst
• Franz Liszt
• Sergei Rachmaninov
• Francisco Tárrega
• Pyotr Tchaikovsky
• Heitor Villa-Lobos

Modern

• AC/DC
• Aphex Twin
• Arcade Fire
• Arctic Monkeys^[1]
• The Beach Boys
• The Beatles
• David Bowie
• Jeff Buckley^[2][3]
• Ben Folds Five^[3]
• Ray Charles^[3]
• Ry Cooder
• Cream
• The Cure
• Daisy Chainsaw
• Deftones
• Depeche Mode^[1]
• dEUS^[1]
• DJ Shadow
• Eagles of Death Metal
• Ennio Morricone^[4][5]
• Evil Superstars^[1]
• The Flaming Lips
• Foo Fighters
• The Four Seasons
• Franz Ferdinand
• Philip Glass^[4]
• Glasvegas
• Godspeed You! Black Emperor
• Goldfrapp^[6]
• Grandaddy
• Green Day
• Jimi Hendrix^[3]
• Michael Jackson^[7]
• Robert Johnson
• Lady Gaga
• Led Zeppelin
• Lightning Bolt^[4][1][3]
• Marylin Manson
• Massive Attack^[8]
• Mega City Four
• Metallica
• Millionaire^[1]
• Nine Inch Nails
• Nirvana
• Pink Floyd
• The Police
• Primus^[9]
• Prince^[1]
• Queen^[3]
• Queens of the Stone Age^[3]
• Rage Against the Machine^[3]
• Red Hot Chili Peppers^[3]
• Rush
• Nina Simone
• Frank Sinatra
• Smashing Pumpkins^[3]
• The Smiths
• Soulwax^[1]
• Steve Vai
• The Strokes^[7][1][9]
• System of a Down^[10]
• Timbaland^[6]
• Tool
• The Tornadoes^[7][1]
• U2
• Tom Waits^[9]
• The Who

Artists or bands influenced by Muse

• Bobaflex
• Boy Kill Boy
• Black Mail
• Bloc Party
• Brian May
• Busted
• Calculoramas
• Coldplay
• Counting Crows
• The Design
• Dream Theater
• Elliot Minor
• Eskimo Joe
• Evermore
• Ex Machina
• The Feeling
• Good Charlotte
• Hanson
• Interrupted Silence
• William Joseph
• Kiss Kiss
• Adam Lambert
• Lil Chris
• Linkin Park
• Lostprophets
• Madina Lake
• Marylin Manson
• Matchbook Romance
• Metallica
• Misguided Missiles
• My Chemical Romance
• Panic! at the Disco
• Paramore
• Paul McCartney
• Pendulum
• Pitty
• Piero
• Porcupine Tree
• Radiohead
• R.E.M.
• The Rasmus
• Razorlight
• Rick Wakeman
• The Kolur of Karma
• The Starting Line
• The Streets
• The Strokes
• The Subways
• System of a Down
• Tenacious D
• Threshold
• Tiësto
• Justin Timberlake
• The Vines
• Zornik

Authors influenced by Muse

• Stephenie Meyer

Popes influenced by Muse

• Pope Benedict XVI

References

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j}

   Discussion in London — 2006-05 — Rock Mag (verify) fetched 2007-05-09

2. ↑

   Do Not Feed the Band — 2000-11 — Q magazine (verify)

3. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j}

   Innocence and Absolution — 2005-06 — Keyboard Magazine (verify) fetched 2007-02-08

4. ↑ ^{a b c}

   Muse — 2006-07-20 — Marcus Kagler (verify) fetched 2006-07-21

5. ↑

   Absolutely Supermassive — 2006 — Death and Taxes Magazine (verify) fetched 2006

6. ↑ ^{a b}

   Progressive stadium rock three dream up album five — 2009-07 — Ray Wilkinson (verify) fetched 2009-07-05

7. ↑ ^{a b c}

   Tales of the Tracks — 2007-12-03 — Adam Mamo (verify)

8. ↑

   Muse's Dominic Howard — 2010-01 — Modern Drummer (verify) fetched 2009-12

9. ↑ ^{a b c}

   Massive UFOs, inflatable lilos and a huge love of Orbital... Yep, NME's been talking to Matt Bellamy — 2006-08-24 — NME magazine (verify) fetched 2006-09-02

10. ↑

    Matt Bellamy: New Guitar Genius — 2007-08 — Total Guitar (verify) fetched 2007-09