"I remember spending a lot of time trying to figure out who the people I like liked. I'd see this photo of the Clash playing with Lee Dorsey, and I'd say, 'Who the hell is Lee Dorsey?' You'd listen to that and it would turn you on to the Meters. Then, 'Who wrote those songs?' Allen Toussaint." (Jakob Dylan, Rolling Stone)

"I would listen to Elvis Costello and read his interviews and find out what he was listening to, and I would go out and buy those records." (Jakob Dylan, 11.12.97)

There's no better way to find good music than to find out what the Wallflowers are listening to!

The following lists of musicians were gathered from various articles and interviews available on this website. Each list contains musicians, bands and/or records, stated by a band member, as being influential, inspirational or just music they've enjoyed listening to at one time or another. When specific song or album titles were mentioned, we included those in italics.

999 The Band The Beatles Beck Big Sky Black Flag Bob Dylan Bruce Springsteen The Buzzcocks Charlie Rich (Don't Put No Headstone on My Grave) (I Feel Like Going Home) The Clash (London Calling) Dan Penn Elvis Costello Elvis Presley Eric Clapton Elvis	The Everly Brothers The Exploited Garbage George Jones Golden Smog Husker Du The Jam Jerry Lee Lewis Joe Henry Junior Brown Lefty Frizzell (I want to be with you always) Leon Russell Leonard Cohen The Meters Miles Davis Minutemen Mississippi John Hurt Neil Young Nick Drake	Oasis Paul Westerberg Radiohead (Ok Computer) Randy Newman Replacements Ryan Adams Sam Cooke Skip James Smokey Robinson Steve Earle Stiff Little Fingers The Stray Cats Television Tom Waits (Closing Time) The Who Van Morrison (TB Sheets) Wilco X Sad Cowboy Songs (any artist)
Angus and Malcolm Young Bjork Blur Boo 500  (apparently his dog inspires his playing) Derek Bailey Elvin Jones Flaming Lips Fugazi Hans Reichel J.S. Bach Jesus Lizard Jimmy Page Joe Diorio	John Coltrane John McLaughlin Kiss Lee Renaldo Mark Hollis Massive Attack Miles Davis Nick Cave Pearl Jam PJ Harvey Radiohead REM Sean Lennon	Sonic Youth Spiritualized Tennessee Phillips Ward (Terri Phillips - his wife) Thurston Moore Tricky Waylon Jennings Wes Montgomery
The Beatles (Revolver) Benmont Tench Bob Dylan Booker T and the MG's	David Bowie Jimmy McGriff Jimmy Smith	Jon Brion T-Rex Tom Waits
Beastie Boys (Hello Nasty) Bob Dylan (Live 1966: The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert) (The Bootleg Series Vol. 4.) Elliott Smith (XO)	Jeff Buckley (Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk) Lauryn Hill (The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill) Massive Attack (Mezzanine) Ozomatli (Ozomatli)	Pearl Jam (Yield) PJ Harvey (Is This Desire?) Sheryl Crow (The Globe Sessions)
Bob Wiseman The Clash Dire Straits Gomez	Pearl Jam Tom Petty Super Grass
Barkmarket The Clash Elvis Costello	Gang of Four The Jam The Replacements	Rocket From the Crypt Rolling Stones Tom Waits
The Beatles Buddy Holly Elvis Costello	John Entwhistle King Crimson Neil Young	Phil Lesch Ben Arnold