Not in any particular order... Paul Weller, the Beatles, Del Amitri, Elliott Smith, Bob Dylan, Josh Rouse, the Posies, gomez, Jellyfish, Counting Crows, Chet Baker, Keith Jarrett, Pink Floyd, Marvin Gaye, Nick Drake, Peter Gabriel, George Harrison, Bill Withers, Joe Jackson, Tom Waits, the Band, Damien Rice, Radiohead, Ron Sexsmith, the Grays, Richard Thompson, Coldplay, Joe Jackson, Van Morrison, Elvis Costello, Simon and Garfunkel, Ben Folds Five and many many many more...