Jonny Trunk

Robin Guthrie blazed trails as one third of the truly unique Cocteau Twins. Now he blows the doors off our regular feature where all he has to talk about are his influences. Still, what did we expect from a man whose music has always defied description?

Genre-straddling composer Anna Meredith picks the passions that keep her focused and, well, erm, fuel her creative life… hold on to your hats

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

Krautrock aficionado and one-time Stereolab man Tim Gane takes time off from his Cavern of Anti-Matter project to tell us what makes his creative juices bubble

Graham Fellows, the man behind Jilted John and John Shuttleworth, talks us through his formative influences