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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?

The Grid and Beyond The Wizards Sleeve’s Richard Norris explains how forests, psychedelia and John Waters films inspired his mind-expanding visions

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

Steve Cobby, the Hull producer behind Fila Brazillia, The Solid Doctor and The Cutler, picks out some inspirational highlights

A Man Called Adam’s Sally Rodgers talks us through a few of the influences that have shaped her life