Under The Influence

Sinatra, The Boys’ Brigade and bird shit – just a few of the secret ingredients that have shaped musical mastermind Vince Clarke

OMD frontman Andy Mccluskey shares the music, men, maladies and machines that make him tick

Confused hippy and part-troll, Bill Bailey lifts the lid on some of his formative influences…

Ever wondered about the influences that have shaped Alison Moyet? Well, wonder no more…

Lamb’s Lou Rhodes takes us on a winding road through a few of her formative influences

Sharing some of the influences that shaped the sound and the attitude of his new album, enter the fascinating world of Baxter Dury

Founder of the seminal Mo’Wax label, art curator and the man from UNKLE, James Lavelle shares a few of his favourite formative inspirations

Cabaret Voltaire custodian and sonic lone ranger in his own right, Richard H Kirk guides us through a handful of his formative influences

Tindersticks’ frontman Stuart Staples talks us through some of the influences that shape his life and work

A man who needs no introduction… Oh go on then. Visage linchpin, Ultravox frontman, Band Aid mastermind and solo artiste, Midge Ure shares a few formative influences