Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "The Mars Volta" in English language version.
James Hetfield: What I love about them is - they push the limits on pretty much everything. Guitar playing, vocals... I remember Cedric [Bixler-Zavala] having pedals on the floor for his vocals. I had never seen that before! And he was pushing them and doing weird stuff with his voice - really treating it like an instrument, very cool! They even had a bongo player at one point! Jon - unbelievable! I remember watching him live. You [Lars] were there, we saw them in a little joint somewhere in Australia. That was one of the craziest gigs I've seen. The energy those guys had... And they were all wearing fancy boots too! That was the combination that blew my mind. 'They're going crazy and they look good too!' [Laughs]
Q: You probably get asked this quite a lot, but who / what are your musical influences?
Rody Walker: [...] The Mars Volta and The Dillinger Escape plan have always been big ones [...]
Some modern bands and artists that I have a tremendous amount of respect for are: Muse, Opeth, Lamb Of God, Radiohead, The Flaming Lips, The Mars Volta [...]
One of my today's favorites is the singer from The Mars Volta, Cedric Bixler and guitarist Omar Rodriguez from Texas. [...]
[...] you had bands like Muse, like Sigur Ros, like The Mars Volta, all of them have sold a lot of records, but have also been great artists.
Q: Which artists and bands is your songwriting influenced by?
Danny Marino: So many different ones - Opeth, Devin Townsend, The Mars Volta [...]
Q: What bands have influenced you personally?
Nick Hipa: [...] During my college years I got into the less technical but creative style of bands like The Refused, At The Drive-In, Radiohead, and The Mars Volta. [...]
Our main influences are bands like PINK FLOYD, PARADISE LOST, THE MARS VOLTA [...]
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Q: You probably get asked this quite a lot, but who / what are your musical influences?
Rody Walker: [...] The Mars Volta and The Dillinger Escape plan have always been big ones [...]
Q: What bands have influenced you personally?
Nick Hipa: [...] During my college years I got into the less technical but creative style of bands like The Refused, At The Drive-In, Radiohead, and The Mars Volta. [...]
Q: Which artists and bands is your songwriting influenced by?
Danny Marino: So many different ones - Opeth, Devin Townsend, The Mars Volta [...]
Our main influences are bands like PINK FLOYD, PARADISE LOST, THE MARS VOLTA [...]
[...] you had bands like Muse, like Sigur Ros, like The Mars Volta, all of them have sold a lot of records, but have also been great artists.
Some modern bands and artists that I have a tremendous amount of respect for are: Muse, Opeth, Lamb Of God, Radiohead, The Flaming Lips, The Mars Volta [...]